"parhypate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: parhypates [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin parhypatē, from Ancient Greek παρυπάτη (parupátē, literally “next to the hypate, next-highest”). The hypate was the "highest" in the sense of being the string on a lyre nearest the player and physically above the other strings (compare a modern guitar, where the low E string is nearest the player), but actually the lowest in pitch. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|la|parhypatē}} Unadapted borrowing from Latin parhypatē, {{der|en|grc|παρυπάτη|lit=next to the hypate, next-highest}} Ancient Greek παρυπάτη (parupátē, literally “next to the hypate, next-highest”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} parhypate (plural parhypates)
  1. (musical pitch) In Ancient Greek musical theory, the lower-pitched of the two movable notes in the nearer tetrachord on a lyre, pitched lower than the lichanos and higher than the hypate.
    Sense id: en-parhypate-en-noun-reo7ppe3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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