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missa

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
mis-sa
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a mass, in the sense of a composition setting several sung parts of the liturgical service (most often chosen from the ordinary parts Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Agnus Dei and/or Sanctus) to music, notably when the text in Latin is used (as long universally prescribed by Rome)

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin missa (“mass”).

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does missa mean?
a mass, in the sense of a composition setting several sung parts of the liturgical service (most often chosen from the ordinary parts Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Agnus Dei and/or Sanctus) to music, notably when the text in Latin is used (as long universally prescribed by Rome)
Where does missa come from?
From Ecclesiastical Latin missa (“mass”).

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