Locrian

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/ˈləʊkɹiən//ˈlɒkɹiən/

adjective

Pertaining to the ancient Greek region of Locris.

OriginLatin Locris →
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Meanings

adjectiveLocrian (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to the ancient Greek region of Locris.
  2. not comparableentertainmentDesignating an ancient Greek mode, of uncertain detail.

    scattered piano keys (all white, an octave on B to be exact—or H, in the German nomenclature—the notes of the rejected Locrian mode

    1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow
  3. not comparableentertainmentDesignating a minor scale with the second and fifth scale degrees lowered by a semitone.

Origin

  1. LatinLocris
  2. EnglishLocrian

From Latin Locris + -an.

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Translations

Hungarian lokriszi, lokriszi
  • lokriszipertaining to the ancient Greek region of Locris
  • lokriszimusic: designating a minor scale with the second and fifth scale degrees lowered by a semitone

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Locrian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Locrian

MLA

“Locrian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Locrian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Locrian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Locrian.

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