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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Concert \Con*cert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concerted}; p. pr & vb n. {Concerting}.] [F. concerter, It concertare conertare prob. from L. consertus p. p. of conserere to join together; con- + serere to join together, influenced by concertare to contend; con- + centare to strive; properly, to try to decide; fr cernere to distinguish. See {Series}, and cf {Concern}.] 1. To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation. It was concerted to begin the siege in March. --Bp. Burnet. 2. To plan to devise; to arrange. A commander had more trouble to concert his defense before the people than to plan . . . the campaign. --Burke. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Concerted \Con*cert"ed\, a. Mutually contrived or planned; agreed on as concerted schemes, signals. {Concerted piece} (Mus.), a composition in parts for several voices or instrument, as a trio, a quartet, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: concerted adj : involving the joint activity of two or more "the attack was met by the combined strength of two divisions"; "concerted action"; "the conjunct influence of fire and strong dring"; "the conjunctive focus of political opposition"; "a cooperative effort"; "a united effort"; "joint military activities" [syn: {combined}, {conjunct}, {conjunctive}, {cooperative}, {united}]
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