单词 | diesis |
释义 | Word Frequency diesis(ˈdaɪɪsɪs) nounWord forms: plural -ses (-ˌsiːz) 1. printing another name for double dagger 2. music a. (in ancient Greek theory) any interval smaller than a whole tone, esp a semitone in the Pythagorean scale b. (in modern theory) the discrepancy of pitch in just intonation between an octave and either a succession of four ascending minor thirds (great diesis), or a succession of three ascending major thirds (minor diesis) Word origin C16: via Latin from Greek: a quarter tone, literally: a sending through, from diienai; the double dagger was originally used in musical notation |
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