RAGA

Meaning of RAGA in English

/ ˈrɑːgə; NAmE / noun

a traditional pattern of notes used in Indian music; a piece of music based on one of these patterns

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from Sanskrit , literally colour, musical tone .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

RAGA — noun Etymology: Sanskrit rāga, literally, color, tone; akin to Sanskrit rajyati it reddens, Greek rhezein to dye Date: 1788 one …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAGA — In the classical music of India and Pakistan, a melodic framework for A raga can be regarded as a vocabulary …
Английский словарь Британика
RAGA — ˈrägə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit rāga, literally, color, musical tone; akin to Sanskrit rajyati it is dyed, Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAGA — /rah"geuh/ , n. one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAGA — n. melodic formula in Hindu music
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RAGA — noun Etymology: Sanskrit rāga, literally, color, tone; akin to Sanskrit rajyati it reddens, Greek rhezein to dye Date: 1788 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAGA — [ 'rα:gə , 'rα:gα: ] (also rag rα:g ) ■ noun (in Indian classical music) each of the six basic …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAGA — [ra.ga] n [Skt raga, lit., color, tone; akin to Skt rajyati it reddens, Gk rhezein to dye] (1788) 1: one …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAGA — Sanskrit Raga (colour, or passion), in the music of India and Pakistan, a melodic framework for improvisation based on a …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAGA — raga BrE AmE ˈrɑːɡ ə rɑːɡ ▷ raga|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAGA — ra ‧ ga /ˈrɑːɡə/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Sanskrit ; Origin: 'color, musical color' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAGA — n. (also rag) Ind. Mus. 1 a pattern of notes used as a basis for improvisation. 2 a piece using …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAGA — n. (also rag) ind. Mus. 1 a pattern of notes used as a basis for improvisation. 2 a piece using …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAGA — n. (also rag) Ind. Mus. 1. a pattern of notes used as a basis for improvisation. 2 a piece using …
Oxford English vocab
RAGA — ( ragas) A raga is a piece of Indian music based on a traditional scale or pattern of notes which …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAGA — (~s) A ~ is a piece of Indian music based on a traditional scale or pattern of notes which is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RAGA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The difference is that a raga is improvised, Glass's music is not. ▪ When the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAGA — n. In the classical music of India and Pakistan, a melodic framework for improvisation based on a given set of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RAGA — Synonyms and related words : Aeolian mode, Dorian mode, Greek modes, Hindu mode, Indian mode, Locrian mode, Lydian mode, Phrygian …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAGA — (санскритское) рага (традиционная индийская музыка)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAGA — n санскр. рага ( традиционная индийская музыка )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAGA — (n) рага
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
RAGA — n санскр. рага ( традиционная индийская музыка )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RAGA — n санскр. рага ( традиционная индийская музыка )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RAGA — (санскритское) рага (традиционная индийская музыка)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAGA — n. Pronunciation: ' rä-g ə Function: noun Etymology: Sanskrit r ā ga, literally, color, tone; akin to Sanskrit rajyati it …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
REGOLITH — noun see: raga Date: 1897 unconsolidated residual or transported material that overlies the solid rock on the earth, moon, or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MUSICAL VARIATION — basic music technique consisting of changing the music melodically, harmonically, or contrapuntally. The simplest variation type is the variation set. …
Britannica English vocabulary
DRONE — French Bourdon, in music, a sustained tone, usually rather low in pitch, providing a sonorous foundation for a melody or …
Britannica English vocabulary
ALAPA — (Sanskrit: conversation), in the art music of India and Pakistan, improvised melody structured to reveal a raga and occurring principally …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOUTH ASIAN ARTS — the literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Despite a history of ethnic, linguistic, and …
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