talea

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noun

A repeated rhythmic pattern used in isorhythm implying a piece cut off.

OriginMedieval Latin tālea ← Latin tālea →
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Meanings

nountalea (plural taleae)

plural taleae

  1. entertainmentA repeated rhythmic pattern used in isorhythm implying a piece cut off.

Origin

  1. Latintālea“cutting; scion”
  2. Medieval Latintālea
  3. Englishtalea

Borrowed from Medieval Latin tālea (1940s), from Latin tālea (“cutting; scion”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

talea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talea

MLA

“talea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talea. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talea.

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