concert: Meaning and Definition of

con•cert

Pronunciation: (n., adj.kon'sûrt, -surtv.kun&sylpsûrt'), [key]
— n.
  1. a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
  2. a public performance, usually by an individual singer, instrumentalist, or the like; recital: The violinist has given concerts all over the world.
  3. agreement of two or more individuals in a design or plan; combined action; accord or harmony: His plan was greeted with a concert of abuse.
  4. together; jointly: to act in concert.
—adj.
  1. designed or intended for concerts: concert hall.
  2. performed at concerts: concert music.
  3. performing or capable of performing at concerts: a concert pianist.
—v.t.
  1. to contrive or arrange by agreement: They were able to concert a settlement of their differences.
  2. to plan; devise: A program of action was concerted at the meeting.
—v.i.
  1. to plan or act together.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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