dodecafonist

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed. International word formed circa 1950 from Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka, twelve) + φωνή (phōnḗ, sound) + -ist. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /doː.deː.kaː.foːˈnɪst/
  • Hyphenation: do‧de‧ca‧fo‧nist
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun[edit]

dodecafonist m (plural dodecafonisten)

  1. (music) A dodecaphonist, practitioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave.

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French dodécaphoniste.

Noun[edit]

dodecafonist m (plural dodecafoniști)

  1. dodecaphonist

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