-CHORD

I. ˌkȯrd, -ȯ(ə)d noun combining form

( -s )

Etymology: partly from Middle English -corde (in monacorde monochord), from Middle French, from Late Latin -chordon, from Gk. from -chordos stringed, from chordē string; partly from Medieval Latin -chordium (in clavichordium clavichord), from Latin chorda string, from Greek chordē

1. : musical instrument having (such or so many) strings

lyri chord

2. : musical scale or interval (of a specified extent)

hexa chord

II. adjective combining form

Etymology: Late Latin -chordus, from Greek -chordos

: having (so many) strings

septi chord