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hyporchema

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[hahy-per-kee-muh] / ˌhaɪ pərˈki mə /

noun

plural

hyporchemata

  1. a lively choral ode sung in ancient Greece in honor of Apollo or Dionysus.

Other Word Forms

  • hyporchematic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hyporchema

1595–1605; < Greek hypórchēma, equivalent to hyp- hyp- + orchē- (variant stem of orcheîsthai to dance with or to music; see orchestra) + -ma neuter noun suffix

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