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zygonic

zygonic adjective: of or relating to the theory that imitation is the ultimate organising force in music.

Adjective

zygonic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the theory that imitation is the ultimate organising force in music.
    • The following account of the first movement of Mozart's Piano Sonata K.333, which focuses largely on the opening bars, is intended to demonstrate zygonic theory in action in a music-analytical context.2005, Adam Ockelford, Repetition in music: theoretical and metatheoretical perspectives, page 35
    • Half arrowheads are indicative of difference and are used in a zygonic context to show approximate imitation.2006, Neil Lerner, Joseph Straus, Sounding Off: Theorizing Disability in Music, page 143

Origin of zygonic

Introduced by Adam Ockelford, from Ancient Greek ζυγός (zugós, “yoke”) + -ic.

Questions about zygonic

What does zygonic mean?
Zygonic means of or relating to the theory that imitation is the ultimate organising force in music.
What part of speech is zygonic?
Zygonic is an adjective.

Words near zygonic in the dictionary

  1. zygonema
  2. zygoneure
  3. zygoneures
  4. zygoneurous
  5. zygoneury
  6. zygonic
  7. zygons
  8. zygopetalum
  9. zygopetalums
  10. zygophore
  11. zygophores

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