mixolydian mode

mix·o·lyd·i·an mode

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Definition of mixolydian mode words

noun mixolydian mode an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from G to G. 1

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

1770-80; < Greek mixolȳ́di(os) (mixo-, combining form of míxis a mingling + Lȳ́dios Lydian) + -an

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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