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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hock•et (hok′it),USA pronunciation n. - Music and Dancea technique in medieval musical composition in which two or three voice parts are given notes or short phrases in rapid alternation, producing an erratic, hiccuping effect.
- Middle French hocquet hiccup, sudden interruption, equivalent. to hoc- (imitative) + -et diminutive suffix; see hiccup
- Middle English hoket hitch 1250–1300
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