Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arpeggiation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
arpeg-gia-tion
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of arpeggiating, of spreading a chord out instead of playing the notes simultaneously.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English arpeggiate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English arpeggiation From arpeggiate + -ion.

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What does arpeggiation mean?
The act of arpeggiating, of spreading a chord out instead of playing the notes simultaneously.
Where does arpeggiation come from?
Etymology tree English arpeggiate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English arpeggiation From arpeggiate + -ion.

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