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jubilus

jubilus noun: the long melisma placed on the final syllable of the alleluia as it is sung in the Gregorian chant.

Noun

jubilus (plural jubili)

  1. The long melisma placed on the final syllable of the alleluia as it is sung in the Gregorian chant.
    Synonyms:
    jubilatio

Synonyms of jubilus

Forms of jubilus

pluraljubili

Questions about jubilus

What does jubilus mean?
Jubilus means the long melisma placed on the final syllable of the alleluia as it is sung in the Gregorian chant.
What part of speech is jubilus?
Jubilus is a noun.
What is the plural of jubilus?
The plural of jubilus is jubili.

Words near jubilus in the dictionary

  1. jubilization
  2. jubilize
  3. jubilized
  4. jubilizes
  5. jubilizing
  6. jubilus
  7. jubious
  8. jublag
  9. jublags
  10. jubous
  11. Jubran

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