The difference between Accompaniment and Attachment

When used as nouns, accompaniment means a part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation, whereas attachment means the act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.


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  1. Accompaniment as a noun (music):

    A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.

  2. Accompaniment as a noun:

    That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.

  1. Attachment as a noun:

    The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.

  2. Attachment as a noun:

    A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.

    Examples:

    "I have such an attachment towards my fiancé!"

  3. Attachment as a noun:

    A dependence, especially a strong one.

  4. Attachment as a noun:

    A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.

  5. Attachment as a noun:

    The means by which something is physically attached.

  6. Attachment as a noun (computing):

    A file sent along with an email.

  7. Attachment as a noun (legal):

    Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.

    Examples:

    "attachment of earnings"

  8. Attachment as a noun (meteorology):

    The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.

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