Etymology

agogic

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Today it means: Accentuating a note by extending it slightly beyond its normal time value. Full definition →

German Agoge ← Ancient Greek ἀγωγή
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  1. German · derived fromagogisch
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀγωγή“carrying, leading, reduplicated formation; tempo”
  3. German · derived fromAgoge“tempo”
  4. English todayagogic

Apparently from German Agoge (“tempo”), from Ancient Greek ἀγωγή (agōgḗ, “carrying, leading, reduplicated formation; tempo”), + -ic, after German agogisch. By surface analysis, agoge + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀγωγή all →

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