freygish

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noun

In Ashkenazi music, the Phrygian dominant scale.

OriginYiddish [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounfreygish (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIn Ashkenazi music, the Phrygian dominant scale.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ahava raba

Origin

  1. Yiddish[Term?]“Phrygian”
  2. Englishfreygish

Borrowed from Yiddish [Term?] (“Phrygian”)

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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