hypomixolydian mode
[ hahy-poh-mik-suh-lid-ee-uhn, hip-oh-, hahy-poh-, hip-oh- ]
/ ˈhaɪ poʊˌmɪk səˈlɪd i ən, ˈhɪp oʊ-, ˌhaɪ poʊ-, ˌhɪp oʊ- /
noun Music.
a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from D to D, with the final on G.
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Origin of hypomixolydian mode
First recorded in 1895–1900; hypo- + mixolydian mode
Words nearby hypomixolydian mode
hypomelanosis of Ito, hypomenorrhea, hypomere, hypometabolism, hypometria, hypomixolydian mode, hypomnesia, hypomorph, hypomotility, hypomyelination, hypomyotonia
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