chord — three or more musical notes played together
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: three or more musical notes played together
Pronunciation (IPA): /kɔːrd/
Example Sentences
- My guitar teacher said I play chords like I'm strangling a chicken.
- The sad chord in the movie really struck a chord with the audience.
- In geometry class, we learned that a chord never passes through the center of a circle.
chord
NOUN[/kɔːrd/]
three or more musical notes played together
Three notes played together harmoniously
The lord plays chords with his sword!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Greek khordē, originally meaning 'string of a musical instrument.' Ancient Greeks used this term to describe the strings of lyres and harps, and the word later expanded to denote both harmonic combinations of musical notes and geometric line segments (chords in a circle).
Breakdown
khordē (Greek: string, cord) → chord. The word entered English with its dual meaning preserved: musical harmony and geometric terminology.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My guitar teacher said I play chords like I'm strangling a chicken.”
“The sad chord in the movie really struck a chord with the audience.”
“In geometry class, we learned that a chord never passes through the center of a circle.”
“He hit the wrong chord and the whole song sounded like a musical accident.”
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