hyperdorian

hyperdorian: hyperdorian /-döˈ/ adjective (Gr hyperdōrios; music)

1. Above the Dorian mode

2. Applied in ancient Greek music to a mode having as its lower tetrachord the upper tetrachord of the Dorian (as: b c d e; e f g a; b)

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Main Entry: ↑hyper-

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hyperdorian
Anc. Mus.: see hyper- 2.

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