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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024neume (no̅o̅m, nyo̅o̅m),USA pronunciation n. - any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Greek pneûma breath
- Medieval Latin neuma
- 1400–50; late Middle English
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: neume, neum /njuːm/ n - one of a series of notational symbols used before the 14th century
Etymology: 15th Century: from Medieval Latin neuma group of notes sung on one breath, from Greek pneuma breath |