Octoechos

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proper noun

A liturgical book containing a repertoire of hymns ordered in eight parts according to the eight echoi (tones or modes), used in many rites of Eastern Christianity.

OriginAncient Greek Ὀκτώηχος →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Oktoechos

  1. ChristianityA liturgical book containing a repertoire of hymns ordered in eight parts according to the eight echoi (tones or modes), used in many rites of Eastern Christianity.
  2. entertainmentThe eight-mode system used for the composition of religious chant in Byzantine, Syriac, Armenian, Georgian, Latin and Slavic churches since the Middle Ages.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekὈκτώηχος
  2. EnglishOctoechos

From Ancient Greek Ὀκτώηχος (Oktṓēkhos).

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