English Explanatory Dictionary

orthian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Denoting a type of singing at a very high pitch.

Word forms

orthian more orthian most orthian Orthyan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄρθιος (órthios, “high-pitched, upright”), from ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”).

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