UNISON
Meanings
name
- A public-sector trade union in the United Kingdom.
noun
- Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves).
- A sound or note having the same pitch as another, especially when used as the base note for an interval; a unison string.
- The state of being in harmony or agreement; harmonious agreement or togetherness, synchronisation.
- Two or more voices speaking or singing the same words together.
name
- Alternative letter-case form of UNISON (“British trade union for public-sector workers”).
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Since 1993. Created as a play on unison, as the united workers act in unison.
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