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torculus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tor-cu-lus
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A neume denoting a set of three tones which first rise from the original tone, then fall.

Etymology

From Latin torculus, from torqueō (“to twist, wind”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

torculi (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

porrectus

Questions

What does torculus mean?
A neume denoting a set of three tones which first rise from the original tone, then fall.
Where does torculus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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