Etymology

decachord

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Today it means: An Ancient Greek musical instrument with ten strings, resembling the harp. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δεκάχορδος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδεκάχορδος“ten-stringed”
  2. English todaydecachord

From Ancient Greek δεκάχορδος (dekákhordos, “ten-stringed”), from δέκα (déka, “ten”) + χορδή (khordḗ, “guts, string of a musical instrument”).

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