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torculus

torculus noun: a neume denoting a set of three tones which first rise from the original tone, then fall.

Noun

torculus (plural torculi)

  1. A neume denoting a set of three tones which first rise from the original tone, then fall.

Forms of torculus

pluraltorculi

Origin of torculus

From Latin torculus, from torqueō (“to twist, wind”).

Questions about torculus

What does torculus mean?
Torculus means a neume denoting a set of three tones which first rise from the original tone, then fall.
What part of speech is torculus?
Torculus is a noun.
What is the plural of torculus?
The plural of torculus is torculi.

Words near torculus in the dictionary

  1. torcular
  2. torcular Herophili
  3. torcularious
  4. torculars
  5. torculi
  6. torculus
  7. Tordinci
  8. tordion
  9. tordions
  10. Tordoff
  11. Tordoia

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