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- noun music A type of
cadence inmedieval music .
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Taken from the vowels in the hymn Gloria Patri doxology: "seculorum Amen".
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oroboros commented on the word euouae
a medieval music word. longest word in english of all vowels and longest of consecutive vowels. alternate spelling: evovae
December 1, 2006
paula commented on the word euouae
Euouae is a mnemonic which was used in medieval music to denote the sequence of tones in the "seculorum Amen" passage of the hymn Gloria Patri. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, it is the longest word in the English language which is made up of nothing but vowels; it is also the English word with the most consecutive vowels.
December 4, 2006
juliahuck commented on the word euouae
A type of midevil music.
December 14, 2010