paranete

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noun

In Ancient Greek musical theory, the higher-pitched of the two movable notes in the farther tetrachord on a lyre, pitched higher than the trite and lower than the nete.

OriginLatin paranētē ← Ancient Greek παρανήτη →
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Meanings

nounparanete (plural paranetes)

plural paranetes

  1. musical pitchIn Ancient Greek musical theory, the higher-pitched of the two movable notes in the farther tetrachord on a lyre, pitched higher than the trite and lower than the nete.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπαρανήτη
  2. Latinparanētē
  3. Englishparanete

Unadapted borrowing from Latin paranētē, from Ancient Greek παρανήτη (paranḗtē, literally “next to the lowest [string]”). The nete was "lowest" in the sense of being the farthest from the player and physically below the other strings, but was the highest in pitch. Compare the high E string in a modern guitar, which is farthest from the player.

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APA

paranete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paranete

MLA

“paranete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paranete. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paranete,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paranete.

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