Phrygian
of or relating to Phrygia, its people, or their language.
a native or inhabitant of Phrygia.
an Indo-European language that was the language of Phrygia.
Origin of Phrygian
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How to use Phrygian in a sentence
But the 'Phrygian Mode' in practical music must have been a tolerably definite musical form.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning MonroThe Hypo-dorian and Hypo-Phrygian, which employ the new characters and , are known to be comparatively recent.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning MonroPossibly the lowest note (d) is the key-note; if so the scale is of the Phrygian mode (in the modern sense).
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning MonroAnd the Ionian is open to the observation already made with regard to the Phrygian, viz.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning MonroWhat, then, is the basis of this grouping of certain modes together as Dorian, while the rest are Phrygian in character?
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning Monro
British Dictionary definitions for Phrygian
/ (ˈfrɪdʒɪən) /
of or relating to ancient Phrygia, its inhabitants, or their extinct language
music of or relating to an authentic mode represented by the natural diatonic scale from E to E: See Hypo-
music (of a cadence) denoting a progression that leads a piece of music out of the major key and ends on the dominant chord of the relative minor key
a native or inhabitant of ancient Phrygia
an ancient language of Phrygia, belonging to the Thraco-Phrygian branch of the Indo-European family: recorded in a few inscriptions
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