Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetrachordal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetra-chordal
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a tetrachord.

Example Sentences

"The tune is Hypo-Phrygian, which resembles the Prophetic mode; the melodic line has a tetrachordal curve and consists of four bar periods with a coda of two bars."

Etymology

From tetrachord + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tetrachord

Questions

What does tetrachordal mean?: Relating to a tetrachord.
Where does tetrachordal come from?: From tetrachord + -al.

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