"dodecaphonist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dodecaphonists [plural]
Etymology: International word formed circa 1950 from Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”) + -ist, recorded in English since 1953, presumably modeled on German Dodekaphonist. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|δώδεκα||twelve}} Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”), {{cog|de|Dodekaphonist}} German Dodekaphonist Head templates: {{en-noun}} dodecaphonist (plural dodecaphonists)
  1. (music) A practitioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave Categories (topical): Music Translations (proponent of dodecaphony): dodecafonist [masculine] (Dutch), dodecaphonist [masculine, obsolete] (Dutch), dodécaphoniste [feminine, masculine] (French), Dodekaphonist [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-dodecaphonist-en-noun-T-7t-m6P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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