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单词 paramese
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Definition of paramese in English:

paramese

noun ˌparəˈmiːziˌparəˈmɛzeɪˌparəˈmɛzi
Ancient Greek Music
  • The note immediately above the mese; the lowest note of the higher of a pair of disjunct tetrachords; (in the Greater Perfect System) the lowest note of the third tetrachord from the bottom. Hence occasionally: the fifth string (counting from the bottom) of an eight-stringed lyre (now rare).

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From ancient Greek παραμέση the string above the mese, the lowest note in the higher of a pair of disjunct tetrachords from παρα- + μέση.

 
 

Definition of paramese in US English:

paramese

noun
Ancient Greek Music
  • The note immediately above the mese; the lowest note of the higher of a pair of disjunct tetrachords; (in the Greater Perfect System) the lowest note of the third tetrachord from the bottom. Hence occasionally: the fifth string (counting from the bottom) of an eight-stringed lyre (now rare).

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From ancient Greek παραμέση the string above the mese, the lowest note in the higher of a pair of disjunct tetrachords from παρα- + μέση.

 
 
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