æquison

UK/ˈɛkwɪsən/

A form of equison — An equisonant note.

OriginLatin aequisonus →
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Meanings

nounæquison (plural æquisons)

plural æquisons

  1. obsoleteentertainmentObsolete spelling of equison.

    Æquisons are those notes, which being stroke together, make one sound of 2.

    1609, John Dowlan, Andreas Ornithoparcus: His Micrologus, or Introduction: Containing the Art of Singing, page 79

Origin

  1. Latinaequisonus
  2. Englishæquison

Borrowed from Latin aequisonus, from aequus (“equal”) in combination with sonus (“sounding”).

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