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ˈLydian
/ ˈlɪdɪən /
adjective
- of or relating to ancient Lydia, its inhabitants, or their language
- music of or relating to an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from F to F See also Hypo- Compare Hypolydian
noun
- an inhabitant of Lydia
- the extinct language of the Lydians, thought to belong to the Anatolian group or family
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Example Sentences
The epithet oxyphnos is worth notice in connexion with other evidence of the high pitch of the music known as Lydian.
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On the contrary (the writer adds) the passive attitude is especially expressed by the Mixo-lydian.
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The exception is the Mixo-lydian, which some ranked immediately below the Dorian, others above the Lydian.
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Such an octave may or may not be in the Mixo-lydian key: it is certainly of the Mixo-lydian species (p. 57).
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And Aristoxenus says that Sappho was the inventor of the Mixo-lydian, and that from her the tragic poets learned it.
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