magadizingn.

Brit.

/ˈmaɡəˌdʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmæɡəˌdaɪzɪŋ/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μαγαδίζειν , -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μαγαδίζειν magadize v. + -ing suffix¹.

Music. rare.

Playing or singing in octaves.

ΚΠ

1776 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music I. viii. 132 It appears that the union of two voices in octaves was called Magadizing from a treble instrument of the name of Magadis, strung with double strings tuned octaves to each other.

1901 H. E. Wooldridge Oxf. Hist. Music I. 44 The Greek practice of magadizing, in which..lay the fundamental principle of Polyphony.

1917 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics IX. 20/1 This method of singing alternately at the interval of an octave in pitch differed from the Greek idea of antiphony, since in their case the method was simultaneous (and not alternate) and was termed ‘magadizing’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	magadizing
释义	magadizingn. Brit. /ˈmaɡəˌdʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmæɡəˌdaɪzɪŋ/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μαγαδίζειν , -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < ancient Greek μαγαδίζειν magadize v. + -ing suffix¹. Music. rare. Playing or singing in octaves. ΚΠ 1776 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music I. viii. 132 It appears that the union of two voices in octaves was called Magadizing from a treble instrument of the name of Magadis, strung with double strings tuned octaves to each other. 1901 H. E. Wooldridge Oxf. Hist. Music I. 44 The Greek practice of magadizing, in which..lay the fundamental principle of Polyphony. 1917 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics IX. 20/1 This method of singing alternately at the interval of an octave in pitch differed from the Greek idea of antiphony, since in their case the method was simultaneous (and not alternate) and was termed ‘magadizing’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1776
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