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dichord

noun

Etymology

From di- + chord.

  1. derived from χορδή
  2. prefixed as dichord — “di + chord”

Definitions

  1. A chord with two notes.

    • This in turn may lead to splitting the final note of the song into a dichord without the necessary existence of overlapping, but the dichord may be an interval of any kind, since it is melodically formed.

  2. A musical instrument that has two sets of strings.

    • Many modern instrument collections contain instruments shaped like eighteenth-century trumpet marines, but which might better be described as dichords equipped with common string instrument bridges so as to be played as basses.

  3. An ancient two-stringed lute.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA