diesis
noun
dieses
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pluralof diesis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Tieck is fully justified in calling Reynolds' scene from "Henry VI." "dieses abscheuliche Blatt," where the word "abscheulich" is reminiscent of the Anzeigen.
From Tieck's Essay on the Boydell Shakspere Gallery by Danton, George Henry
A diesis is a quarter tone; hence in a semitone there are included two dieses.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
In the enharmonic, the tetrachord consists of two tones and two "dieses."
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
