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higgaion

higgaion noun: a term found in Psalms etc., perhaps indicating a pause for meditation or an instrumental interlude.

Noun

higgaion

  1. A term found in Psalms etc., perhaps indicating a pause for meditation or an instrumental interlude.

Forms of higgaion

alternative formhiggayon

Questions about higgaion

What does higgaion mean?
Higgaion means a term found in Psalms etc., perhaps indicating a pause for meditation or an instrumental interlude.
What part of speech is higgaion?
Higgaion is a noun.

Words near higgaion in the dictionary

  1. Higbys
  2. Higdon
  3. Higdons
  4. higenamine
  5. higga
  6. higgaion
  7. Higganum
  8. higgayon
  9. Higgens
  10. Higgerson
  11. Higgin

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