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Locrian

/ˈləʊkɹiən/

Locrian adjective: pertaining to the ancient Greek region of Locris.

Adjective

Locrian (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the ancient Greek region of Locris.
  2. Designating an ancient Greek mode, of uncertain detail.
    • scattered piano keys (all white, an octave on B to be exact—or H, in the German nomenclature—the notes of the rejected Locrian mode1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow
  3. Designating a minor scale with the second and fifth scale degrees lowered by a semitone.

Origin of Locrian

From Latin Locris + -an.

Words formed from Locrian

Phrases with Locrian

Questions about Locrian

What does Locrian mean?
Locrian means pertaining to the ancient Greek region of Locris.
What part of speech is Locrian?
Locrian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Locrian?
Locrian is pronounced /ˈləʊkɹiən/.

Words near Locrian in the dictionary

  1. locotrophozoan
  2. locoum
  3. locoums
  4. locoweed
  5. locoweeds
  6. Locrian
  7. Locrian mode
  8. Locris
  9. locs
  10. locsiton
  11. locsitonic

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