Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paraphrase mass

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: para-phrase -mass
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A musical setting of the Ordinary of the Mass that uses as its basis an elaborated version of a cantus firmus, typically chosen from plainsong or some other sacred source.

Inflected Forms

paraphrase masses (plural)

Questions

What does paraphrase mass mean?: A musical setting of the Ordinary of the Mass that uses as its basis an elaborated version of a cantus firmus, typically chosen from plainsong or some other sacred source.

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