English Explanatory Dictionary

decachord

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Ancient Greek musical instrument with ten strings, resembling the harp.
  2. A musical instrument mentioned in the Psalms, having ten strings and thought to resemble a lute or psaltery.
  3. Anything having ten parts, especially something of mystical Christian significance.
  4. A set of ten pitches used to create a musical mode.

Word forms

decachord decachords

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεκάχορδος (dekákhordos, “ten-stringed”), from δέκα (déka, “ten”) + χορδή (khordḗ, “guts, string of a musical instrument”).

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