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voix céleste

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
voix ce-leste
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organ stop consisting of either one or two ranks of pipes slightly out of tune, so as to produce a beating effect when combined with a normally tuned rank.

Etymology

Borrowed from French voix céleste (“heavenly voice”).

Inflected Forms

voix célestes (plural)

Synonyms

vox angelica

Questions

What does voix céleste mean?
An organ stop consisting of either one or two ranks of pipes slightly out of tune, so as to produce a beating effect when combined with a normally tuned rank.
Where does voix céleste come from?
Borrowed from French voix céleste (“heavenly voice”).

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