Etymology

torculus

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Today it means: A neume denoting a set of three tones which first rise from the original tone, then fall. Full definition →

Latin torculus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromtorculus
  2. English todaytorculus

From Latin torculus, from torqueō (“to twist, wind”).

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