| lydia |
| Lydia |
| lydia | (n) an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC |
| lydian | (n) an Anatolian language |
| Lydian | a. [ L. Lydius, fr. Lydia, Gr. &unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to Lydia, a country of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants; hence, soft; effeminate; -- said especially of one of the ancient Greek modes or keys, the music in which was of a soft, pathetic, or voluptuous character. [ 1913 Webster ] Softly sweet in Lydian measures,
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| 呂 | [りょ, ryo] (n) (1) (abbr) (See 甲・かん) bass range (in Japanese music); (2) (See 十二律, 律) six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; (3) (See 呂旋) Japanese seven-tone gagaku scaleimilar to Mixolydian mode (corresponding to #4,294 [Add to Longdo] |
| 壱越調 | [いちこつちょう;いちこちちょう, ichikotsuchou ; ichikochichou] (n) (in gagaku) scale similar to Mixolydian mode on D [Add to Longdo] |
| 双調 | [そうじょう, soujou] (n) (1) (See 十二律, 仲呂) (in Japan) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); (2) (See 呂旋, 六調子) (in gagaku) scale similar to Mixolydian mode on G [Add to Longdo] |
| 太食調;大食調 | [たいしきちょう;たいじきちょう, taishikichou ; taijikichou] (n) (in gagaku) scale similar to Mixolydian mode on E [Add to Longdo] |
| 六調子 | [ろくちょうし, rokuchoushi] (n) (See 左方唐楽) six main gagaku modes (equivalent to A Dorian, B Dorian, E Dorian, D Mixolydian, E Mixolydian and G Mixolydian) [Add to Longdo] |
