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lichanos

lichanos noun: in Ancient Greek musical theory, the higher-pitched of the two movable notes in the nearer tetrachord on a lyre, pitched lower than the mese and higher than the parhypate.

Noun

lichanos (plural lichanoi)

  1. (musical pitch) In Ancient Greek musical theory, the higher-pitched of the two movable notes in the nearer tetrachord on a lyre, pitched lower than the mese and higher than the parhypate.

Forms of lichanos

plurallichanoi

Origin of lichanos

Unadapted borrowing from Latin lichanos, from Ancient Greek λιχανός (likhanós, “the forefinger”).

Questions about lichanos

What does lichanos mean?
Lichanos means in Ancient Greek musical theory, the higher-pitched of the two movable notes in the nearer tetrachord on a lyre, pitched lower than the mese and higher than the parhypate.
What part of speech is lichanos?
Lichanos is a noun.
What is the plural of lichanos?
The plural of lichanos is lichanoi.

Words near lichanos in the dictionary

  1. lich-wake
  2. lich-wakes
  3. lich-way
  4. licham
  5. lichanoi
  6. lichanos
  7. lichdom
  8. lichee
  9. lichees
  10. lichen
  11. lichen moth

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