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A system of seven sounds.

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Definitions

  1. n. A system of seven sounds.
  2. n. A lyre with seven chords.
  3. n. A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones.
  4. 1. (Anc. Mus.) (a) A system of seven sounds. (b) A lyre with seven chords. 2. (Anc. Poet.) A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
  5. A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones. Moore(Encyc. of Music).
  6. n. A system of seven sounds. n. A lyre with seven chords. n. A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones.