| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | en·sem·ble |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n-sm b l |
| NOUN: | 1. A unit or group of complementary parts that contribute to a single effect, especially: a. A coordinated outfit or costume. b. A coordinated set of furniture. c. A group of musicians, singers, dancers, or actors who perform together: an improvisational theater ensemble; a woodwind ensemble. 2. Music a. A work for two or more vocalists or instrumentalists. b. The performance of such a work. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French, together, from Late Latin  nsimul, at the same time : in-, intensive pref.; see in–2 + simul, at the same time; see sem-1 in Appendix I.
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