Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lim-ma
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several small musical intervals, such as the semitone. Most commonly referrs to the diatonic semitone or minor second, which has a ratio of approximately 16/15 or 27/25 in meantone temperaments or 256/243 in Pythagorean tuning.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin limma.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: limma

Inflected Forms

limmas (plural) leimma (alternative)

Questions

What does limma mean?: Any of several small musical intervals, such as the semitone. Most commonly referrs to the diatonic semitone or minor second, which has a ratio of approximately 16/15 or 27/25 in meantone temperaments or 256/243 in Pythagorean tuning.
Where does limma come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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