Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hocket

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hock-et
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In medieval music, a rhythmic linear technique using the alternation of notes, pitches, or chords. A single melody is shared between two (or occasionally more) voices such that alternately one voice sounds while the other rests.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A narrow passageway or opening between buildings, typically designed to facilitate access or movement between separate architectural structures.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any small gap or opening; often used to describe a narrow space that allows for movement or connection between two areas.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Hocket is a contrapuntal technique described by the early fourteenth-century Walter Odington as "A truncation … made over the tenor … in such a way that one voice is always silent while the other sings.""

Etymology

From French hoquet (“hiccup”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: hoquet

Usage

Inflected Forms

hockets (plural) hoquet (alternative)

Derived Forms

hocketed hocketing hocketor hockettor

Questions

What does hocket mean?: In medieval music, a rhythmic linear technique using the alternation of notes, pitches, or chords. A single melody is shared between two (or occasionally more) voices such that alternately one voice sounds while the other rests.
Where does hocket come from?: It is traced to French.

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