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concert
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
concert
(noun)
concerted
(adjective)
promenade concert
(noun)
concert
/
ˈ
kɑːnsɚt/
noun
plural
concerts
concert
/
ˈ
kɑːnsɚt/
noun
plural
concerts
Britannica Dictionary definition of CONCERT
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:
a public performance of music
a rock
concert
a classical
concert
The orchestra will be giving/having/holding a free
concert
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sometimes used before another noun
a live
concert
performance
a
concert
pianist
a
concert
hall
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in concert
1
formal
:
together
The FBI and the local police acted
in concert
to solve the murder.
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often +
with
The FBI acted
in concert with
the local police to solve the murder.
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:
performing at a concert
I went to hear them
in concert
. [=in a public performance]
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