Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dodecaphonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: do-de-ca-phon-ic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to dodecaphony.

Example Sentences

"In 1952 Pierre Boulez wrote that “any musician who has not felt ... the necessity of the dodecaphonic language is of no use.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English dodecaphony Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dodecaphonic From dodecaphony + -ic.

Inflected Forms

duodecaphonic (alternative)

Derived Forms

dodecaphonically

Synonyms

dodecatonal

Questions

What does dodecaphonic mean?: Of or pertaining to dodecaphony.
Where does dodecaphonic come from?: Etymology tree English dodecaphony Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dodecaphonic From dodecaphony + -ic.

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