hypophrygian mode

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[hahy-poh-frij-ee-uhn, hip-oh-, hahy-poh-, hip-oh-] / ˈhaɪ poʊˈfrɪdʒ i ən, ˈhɪp oʊ-, ˌhaɪ poʊ-, ˌhɪp oʊ- /

noun

Music.

1. a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from B to B, with the final on E.

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Etymology

Origin of hypophrygian mode

Translation of Greek hypophrýgia harmonía; see hypo-, Phrygian mode ( def. )