noun
Etymology: from reciting, gerund of recite
: a musical note on which a varying number of syllables are uttered in chanting as distinguished from a note that receives but one syllable
noun
Etymology: from reciting, gerund of recite
: a musical note on which a varying number of syllables are uttered in chanting as distinguished from a note that receives but one syllable
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012