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anaphone

anaphone noun: a particular sign as represented in music; a sound or melody that represents something, such as motion or romance.

Noun

anaphone (plural anaphones)

  1. A particular sign as represented in music; a sound or melody that represents something, such as motion or romance.

Forms of anaphone

pluralanaphones

Origin of anaphone

Introduced by Philip Tagg.

Questions about anaphone

What does anaphone mean?
Anaphone means a particular sign as represented in music; a sound or melody that represents something, such as motion or romance.
What part of speech is anaphone?
Anaphone is a noun.
What is the plural of anaphone?
The plural of anaphone is anaphones.

Words near anaphone in the dictionary

  1. anaphases
  2. anaphasic
  3. anaphasis
  4. anapheline
  5. anaphia
  6. anaphone
  7. anaphones
  8. anaphonesis
  9. anaphor
  10. anaphora
  11. anaphoral

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