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talea

talea noun: a repeated rhythmic pattern used in isorhythm implying a piece cut off.

Noun

talea (plural taleae)

  1. A repeated rhythmic pattern used in isorhythm implying a piece cut off.

Forms of talea

pluraltaleae

Origin of talea

Borrowed from Medieval Latin tālea (1940s), from Latin tālea (“cutting; scion”).

Questions about talea

What does talea mean?
Talea means a repeated rhythmic pattern used in isorhythm implying a piece cut off.
What part of speech is talea?
Talea is a noun.
What is the plural of talea?
The plural of talea is taleae.

Words near talea in the dictionary

  1. tale-bearings
  2. tale-book
  3. tale-books
  4. tale-teller
  5. tale-tellers
  6. talea
  7. taleable
  8. taleae
  9. Taleb
  10. Taleban
  11. talebear

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