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serialism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
se-ri-al-ism
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Music, especially from the 20th century, in which themes are based on a definite order of notes of an equal-tempered scale.

Uncountable

Etymology

From serial + -ism. Calque of the German Reihenmusik.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

serialisms (plural)

Synonyms

serial music

Questions

What does serialism mean?
Music, especially from the 20th century, in which themes are based on a definite order of notes of an equal-tempered scale.
Where does serialism come from?
From serial + -ism. Calque of the German Reihenmusik.

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