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Solo vs Unison - What's the difference?

solo | unison |

In lang=en terms the difference between solo and unison

is that solo is a piece of music for one performer while unison is the simultaneous playing of an identical note more than once.

As an adjective solo

is without a companion or instructor.

As a verb solo

is to perform a solo.

As a proper noun UNISON is

a public sector trade union in the UK.

solo

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) A piece of music for one performer.
  • A job or performance done by one person alone.
  • A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner.
  • A single shot of espresso.
  • (Gaelic football) An instance of soloing the football

    • Coordinate terms

    * (coffee) doppio, triplo (rare)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Without a companion or instructor.
  • Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

    • Verb

  • To perform a solo.
  • To perform something in the absence of anyone else.
  • (Gaelic football) To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands.

    • Derived terms

    * soloist * solo run

    Related terms

    * solitaire

    Anagrams

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    unison

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (British, labor union) A public sector trade union in the UK

    • Anagrams

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