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heptadecad

heptadecad noun: a group of seven decads arranged to produce twenty-four tones.

Noun

heptadecad (plural heptadecads)

  1. A group of seven decads arranged to produce twenty-four tones

Forms of heptadecad

pluralheptadecads

Origin of heptadecad

From hepta- + decad.

Questions about heptadecad

What does heptadecad mean?
Heptadecad means a group of seven decads arranged to produce twenty-four tones.
What part of speech is heptadecad?
Heptadecad is a noun.
What is the plural of heptadecad?
The plural of heptadecad is heptadecads.

Words near heptadecad in the dictionary

  1. heptacyclic
  2. heptad
  3. heptade
  4. heptadec-
  5. heptadeca-
  6. heptadecad
  7. heptadecadiene
  8. heptadecadienes
  9. heptadecads
  10. heptadecaglycoside
  11. heptadecaglycosides

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