Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In musical theory, a group of twelve tones, having precise acoustical relations with one another, arranged so as to explain and correct problems in harmony and modulation.
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- noun music A schematic group of
twelve notes . - noun rare A group of
twelve .
Etymologies
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From mediaeval Latin duodena ‘dozen’, from duodeni.
brtom commented on the word duodene
A duodene of birdnotes chirruped bright treble answer under sensitive hands.
Joyce, Ulysses, 11
... twelve notes?
January 7, 2007