unisonal, a. Mus.
(juːˈnɪsənəl)
[f. prec. + -al1.]
= unisonous a. 1.
| 1728 R. North Mem. Music (1846) 66 All was plain-song, that is counterpoint unisonall. 1865 Reader 19 Aug. 214 The unisonal female-voice choruses. 1882 Amer. Missionary Mar. 70 Their general style is recitative and chorus, though a few are pure solos or unisonal measures. 1898 Record 4 Nov. 1084/2 In spite of one's own loving reverence for unisonal singing. |
Hence uˈnisonally adv., in unison.
| 1882 Standard 20 Feb., A passage of broken quavers..given out unisonally by the full orchestra. 1887 Ch. Times 4 March (Cassell's), Tenors and basses burst in unisonally. |