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logogenic

logogenic adjective: in which the words dominate any melody.

Adjective

logogenic (comparative more logogenic, superlative most logogenic)

  1. In which the words dominate any melody
    • In the earliest biblical and historical contexts prior to the diaspora, cantillation and music were fundamentally logogenic, with distinctions between song and instrumental practices being critical to the origins of musical sound in worship.2012, Philip Bohlman, Jewish Music and Modernity

Antonyms of logogenic

Forms of logogenic

comparativemore logogenic
superlativemost logogenic

Origin of logogenic

From logo- + -genic.

Questions about logogenic

What does logogenic mean?
Logogenic means in which the words dominate any melody.
What part of speech is logogenic?
Logogenic is an adjective.

Words near logogenic in the dictionary

  1. logodædalists
  2. logoed
  3. logoff
  4. logoffs
  5. logogen
  6. logogenic
  7. logogens
  8. logogogue
  9. logogram
  10. logogramic
  11. logogrammatic

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