Phrygian
Americanadjective
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Phrygia.
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an Indo-European language that was the language of Phrygia.
adjective
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of or relating to ancient Phrygia, its inhabitants, or their extinct language
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music of or relating to an authentic mode represented by the natural diatonic scale from E to E See Hypo-
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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
noun
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a native or inhabitant of ancient Phrygia
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an ancient language of Phrygia, belonging to the Thraco-Phrygian branch of the Indo-European family: recorded in a few inscriptions
Etymology
Origin of Phrygian
From the Latin word Phrygiānus, dating back to 1570–80. See Phrygia, -an
Example Sentences
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This year’s Olympic mascots are the Phryge and the Paralympic Phryge, small creatures that resemble a Phrygian cap, a slightly drooping, cone-shaped hat typically associated with themes of liberty in European and colonial cultures.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2024
The name is based on the traditional small Phrygian hats the Olympic and Paralympic mascots are shaped after.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2024
People gathered at the Phrygian Valley in Turkey to watch the Perseid meteor shower.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
Bartholdi based the statue on the Roman goddess Libertas, who is usually depicted wearing a Phrygian cap, traditionally worn by freed Roman slaves.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2019
Thus, the Phrygian tonos was named after the Phrygian area of Anatolia, in modern Turkey.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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