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neume
[ noom, nyoom ]
noun
- any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
neume
/ njuːm /
noun
- music one of a series of notational symbols used before the 14th century
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Derived Forms
- ˈneumic, adjective
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Other Words From
- neu·mat·ic [noo-, mat, -ik, nyoo-], neumic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of neume1
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin neuma < Greek pneûma breath
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Word History and Origins
Origin of neume1
C15: from Medieval Latin neuma group of notes sung on one breath, from Greek pneuma breath
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Example Sentences
The earliest form of notation of which we have any knowledge is called the Neume notation.
From Project Gutenberg
Neume, nūm, n. a succession of notes to be sung to one syllable, a sequence: an old sign for a tone or a phrase.
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