Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: talea
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A repeated rhythmic pattern used in isorhythm implying a piece cut off.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin tālea (1940s), from Latin tālea (“cutting; scion”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tālea

Inflected Forms

taleae (plural)

Questions

What does talea mean?: A repeated rhythmic pattern used in isorhythm implying a piece cut off.
Where does talea come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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