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neumes

neumes is the plural of neume.

Meaning of neume

Noun

neume (plural neumes)

  1. Any of a set of signs used in early musical notation.
  2. A sequence of notes to be sung to one syllable.

Questions about neumes

What is neumes the plural of?
Neumes is the plural of neume.

Words near neumes in the dictionary

  1. neume
  2. Neumeier
  3. Neumeiers
  4. Neumeister
  5. Neumeisters
  6. neumes
  7. Neumeyer
  8. Neumeyers
  9. neumic
  10. Neumiller
  11. Neumillers

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