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Aristoxenian

Aristoxenian adjective: of or pertaining to Aristoxenus.

Adjective

Aristoxenian (comparative more Aristoxenian, superlative most Aristoxenian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Aristoxenus.
    • By the Aristoxenian teaching one syllable in the above example is given the value of a dotted crotchet, that is, three “shorts,” and by the alteration of this single note from “two time” to “three time” value the whole line obtains a satisfactory musical rhythm.1911, C[harles] F[rancis] Abdy Williams, The Aristoxenian Theory of Musical Rhythm, page 29
    • The tetrachords of Athanasopoulos (1950) are clearly Aristoxenian in origin and inspiration, despite being reordered.1993, John H. Chalmers, Jr., Divisions of the Tetrachord: A Prolegomenon to the Construction of Musical Scales, →ISBN, page 23

Forms of Aristoxenian

comparativemore Aristoxenian
superlativemost Aristoxenian

Origin of Aristoxenian

From Aristoxenus + -ian.

Questions about Aristoxenian

What does Aristoxenian mean?
Aristoxenian means of or pertaining to Aristoxenus.
What part of speech is Aristoxenian?
Aristoxenian is an adjective.

Words near Aristoxenian in the dictionary

  1. Aristotlean
  2. Aristotleans
  3. aristotles
  4. aristotype
  5. aristotypes
  6. Aristoxenian
  7. arists
  8. aristulate
  9. Aristy
  10. Aristys
  11. Arita

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