musica ficta

mu·si·ca fic·ta

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [myoo-zi-kuh fik-tuh; Latin moo-si-kah fik-tah]
- /ˈmyu zɪ kə ˈfɪk tə; Latin ˈmu sɪˌkɑ ˈfɪk tɑ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [myoo-zi-kuh fik-tuh; Latin moo-si-kah fik-tah]
- /ˈmyu zɪ kə ˈfɪk tə; Latin ˈmu sɪˌkɑ ˈfɪk tɑ/

Definition of musica ficta words

noun musica ficta the use of chromatically altered tones in the contrapuntal music of the 10th to the 16th centuries. 1

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Origin of musica ficta

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805, musica ficta is from the Medieval Latin word mūsica ficta, literally, fashioned music

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Parts of speech for Musica ficta

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musica ficta popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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