LYDIAN TETRACHORD

Meaning of LYDIAN TETRACHORD in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized L

: a descending tetrachord in ancient Greek music consisting of a half step followed by two whole steps

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TETRACHORD — noun see: yarn Date: 1603 a diatonic series of four tones with an interval of a perfect fourth between the …
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LYDIAN — noun Date: 15th century a native or inhabitant of Lydia, an Anatolian language of the Indo-European language family, ~ adjective
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LYDIAN — I. ˈlidēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin lydi us Lydian (from Greek lydios, from Lydia, ancient country in Asia …
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TETRACHORD — ˈte.trəˌkȯrd, -ȯ(ə)d noun Etymology: Greek tetrachordon unit of four tones, from neuter of tetrachordos four-stringed, from tetra- + -chordos stringed …
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TETRACHORD — (n.) A scale series of four sounds, of which the extremes, or first and last, constituted a fourth. These extremes …
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LYDIAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to Lydia, a country of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants; hence, soft; effeminate; -- said …
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TETRACHORD — ( n. ) A scale series of four sounds, of which the extremes, or first and last, constituted a fourth. …
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LYDIAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to Lydia, a country of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants; hence, soft; effeminate; …
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TETRACHORD — — tetrachordal , adj. /te"treuh kawrd'/ , n. Music. a diatonic series of four tones, the first and last separated …
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LYDIAN — /lid"ee euhn/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to Lydia. 2. (of music) softly or sensuously sweet; voluptuous. n. 3. …
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LYDIAN — adj. of or pertaining to Lydia or to its culture or people
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LYDIAN — n. Anatolian language of the Indo-European languages spoken in Lydia
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LYDIAN — n. person from the ancient kingdom of Lydia in Asia Minor; resident of Lydia
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TETRACHORD — noun Etymology: Greek tetrachordon, from neuter of tetrachordos of four strings, from tetra- + chordē string — more at yarn …
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LYDIAN — noun Date: 15th century 1. : a native or inhabitant of Lydia 2. : an Anatolian language of the Indo-European …
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TETRACHORD — noun a scale series of four sounds, of which the extremes, or first and last, constituted a fourth. these extremes …
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LYDIAN — adj of or pertaining to lydia, a country of asia minor, or to its inhabitants; hence, soft; effeminate; said …
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TETRACHORD — ■ noun Music 1》 a scale of four notes, the interval between the first and last being a perfect fourth. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LYDIAN — ■ noun 1》 a native or inhabitant of the ancient region of Lydia in western Asia Minor. 2》 the extinct …
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TETRACHORD — [tet.ra.chord] n [Gk tetrachordon, fr. neut. of tetrachordos of four strings, fr. tetra- + chorde string--more at yarn] (1603): a …
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LYDIAN — [Lyd.i.an] n (15c) 1: a native or inhabitant of Lydia 2: an Anatolian language of the Indo-European language family -- …
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TETRACHORD — musical scale of four notes, bounded by the interval of a perfect fourth (an interval the size of two and …
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TETRACHORD — tetrachord BrE AmE ˈtetr ə kɔːd AmE \ -kɔːrd ▷ tetrachord|s z
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TETRACHORD — n. Mus. 1 a scale-pattern of four notes, the interval between the first and last being a perfect fourth. 2 …
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LYDIAN — adj. & n. --n. 1 a native or inhabitant of ancient Lydia in W. Asia Minor. 2 the language of …
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TETRACHORD — n. Mus. 1 a scale-pattern of four notes, the interval between the first and last being a perfect fourth. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LYDIAN — adj. & n. n. 1 a native or inhabitant of ancient Lydia in W. Asia Minor. 2 the language of …
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TETRACHORD — n. Mus. 1. a scale-pattern of four notes, the interval between the first and last being a perfect fourth. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
LYDIAN — adj. & n. --n. 1. a native or inhabitant of ancient Lydia in W. Asia Minor. 2 the language of …
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TETRACHORD — n. ( Mus. ) Diatessaron, fourth.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
LYDIAN — a. 1. Of Lydia. 2. Soft, effeminate, voluptuous.
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TETRACHORD — (музыкальное) тетрахорд
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TETRACHORD — Септаккорд
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LYDIAN — Лидийский язык
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TETRACHORD — n муз. тетрахорд
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TETRACHORD — (n) тетрахорд
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TETRACHORD — n муз. тетрахорд
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TETRACHORD — n муз. тетрахорд
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TETRACHORD — (музыкальное) тетрахорд
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LYDIAN STONE — noun see touchstone I
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PHRYGIAN TETRACHORD — noun Usage: usually capitalized P : a descending tetrachord in Greek music consisting of a whole step and a half …
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LYDIAN STONE — noun Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: translation of Latin lapis lydius, translation of Greek lydia lithos : touchstone
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DORIC TETRACHORD — noun Usage: usually capitalized D : dorian tetrachord
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DORIAN TETRACHORD — noun Usage: usually capitalized D in Greek music : a descending tetrachord consisting of two whole steps followed by a …
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LYDIAN LANGUAGE — extinct Indo-European language of ancient Lydia, in the central part of the western coast of Anatolia. The texts, most of …
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SARDIS — or Sardes Ancient city, Anatolia. Located east of Smyrna (modern İzmir ), it was the chief city and capital of …
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CHURCH MODE — In music, any one of eight scalar mode s employed for medieval liturgical melodies. The modal system was conceived for …
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ANATOLIAN LANGUAGES — Branch of the The attested Anatolian languages are Hittite, Palaic, Luwian (Luvian), Hieroglyphic Luwian, Lycian, and Lydian. Hittite, by far …
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TOUCHSTONE — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a black siliceous stone related to flint and formerly used to test the purity of …
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HYPER- — I. prefix Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin hyper- ) of Middle English iper-, from Late Latin hyper-, from Latin, from …
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ENHARMONIC — I. |en+ adjective Etymology: French enharmonique, from Middle French enarmonique, enharmonique, modification (influenced by Middle French -ique -ic) of Greek …
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CHROMATIC — I. krōˈmad.]ik, krə-, -at], ]ēk, attrib also ˈkrōˌm- adjective Etymology: Greek chrōmatikos, from chrōmat-, chrōma skin, color, modification of diatonic …
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PHRYGIAN MODE — noun Usage: usually capitalized P 1. : one of seven diatonic octave species in ancient Greek music consisting of two …
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MIXOLYDIAN MODE — |miksə|lidēən- noun Etymology: mixolydian from Greek mixolydi os mixolydian (from mixo- + lydios Lydian) + English -an; mixolydian mode translation …
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HYPOLOCRIAN MODE — “+...- noun Etymology: hypo- + locrian : a plagal ecclesiastical mode consisting of a tetrachord and an upper conjunct pentachord …
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MODE — in music, any of several ways of ordering the notes of a scale according to the intervals they form with …
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DIATONIC — in music, originally, one of the three tetrachords basic to ancient Greek theory; more generally, any stepwise arrangement of the …
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SARDIS — also spelled Sardes, ruined capital of ancient Lydia, near present Izmir, Turkey. Strategically located on a spur at the foot …
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GREEK MUSIC — the music of the ancient Greeks. Scholars have long speculated about the music played in ancient Greece. It is known …
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ANATOLIAN LANGUAGES — extinct Indo-European and non-Indo-European languages spoken in Anatolia from sometime in the 3rd millenium BC until the early centuries of …
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ALYATTES — died c. 560 BC king of Lydia, in west-central Anatolia (reigned c. 610c. 560 BC), whose conquest created the powerful …
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SARDIS — or Sardes Ancient city, Anatolia. Located east of Smyrna (modern 0130; zmir ), it was the chief city and capital …
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