climacus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A neume denoting a descending set of three tones.

Word forms

climacus climaci

Etymology

From Latin clīmax, from Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax, “ladder, staircase”), from κλίνω (klínō, “to lean, slant”).

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