ECHOS

Meaning of ECHOS in English

Two functionally identical positions on the same board, one the mirror image of the other, due to the arrangement of the defenders pieces being effectively symmetrical. This allows the same attack to be made down either side of the board.

English glossary of chess terms. Английский глоссарий шахматных терминов. 2012

ECHOS — plural Echoi, melody type associated with early Byzantine liturgical chant. The eight echoi (hence, the collective oktoechos) of the Byzantine …
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ECHOS — chose
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BYZANTINE CHANT — Unison liturgical chant of the Byzantine Empire to the 16th century. It probably derived principally from Hebrew and Syrian Christian …
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SOUGH — I. ˈsau̇, ˈsəf verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English swoghen, swoughen, from Old English swōgan to sound, rustle, moan; …
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ECHO — I. ˈe(ˌ)kō noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English ecco, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French echo, from Latin, …
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OCTOECHOS — ˌäktōˈēˌkäs noun ( -es ) Etymology: New Greek oktōēchos, oktaēchos, from Greek okta- octa- + ēchos sound — more at …
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ECHO — I. ˈe-(ˌ)kō noun ( plural ech·oes also echos ) Etymology: Middle English ecco, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French …
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ECHO — [echo] n, pl ech.oes also echos [ME ecco, fr. MF & L; MF echo, fr. L, fr. Gk echo; akin …
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OKTOECHOS — (music), group of eight melody types associated with early Byzantine liturgical chant. See echos.
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MELODY TYPE — according to 20th-century musicologists, any of a variety of melodic formulas, figurations, and progressions and rhythmic patterns used in the …
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SYRIAN CHANT — generic term for the vocal music of the various Syrian Christian churches, including Eastern Orthodox churches such as the Jacobites …
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BYZANTINE CHANT — monophonic, or unison, liturgical chant of the Greek Orthodox church during the Byzantine Empire (3301453) and down to the 16th …
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UNION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a union/business leader ▪ Business leaders welcomed a cut in the interest rate. African Union, …
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BYZANTINE CHANT — Unison liturgical chant of the Greek Orthodox church from the era of the Byzantine Empire to the 16th century. It …
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CHOSE — echos
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RADAR — Acronym for radio detection and ranging. 1. A radio detection system that transmits short bursts (pulses) of rf energy and …
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