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climacus

climacus noun: a neume denoting a descending set of three tones.

Noun

climacus (plural climaci)

  1. A neume denoting a descending set of three tones.

Forms of climacus

pluralclimaci

Origin of climacus

From Latin clīmax, from Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax, “ladder, staircase”), from κλίνω (klínō, “to lean, slant”).

Questions about climacus

What does climacus mean?
Climacus means a neume denoting a descending set of three tones.
What part of speech is climacus?
Climacus is a noun.
What is the plural of climacus?
The plural of climacus is climaci.

Words near climacus in the dictionary

  1. climacters
  2. climactic
  3. climactical
  4. climactically
  5. climacturia
  6. climacus
  7. climagraph
  8. climagraphs
  9. climant
  10. climat
  11. climatal

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