Hypolydian mode
noun
Hy·po·lydian mode
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1
: an ancient Greek mode represented on the white keys of the piano by a descending diatonic scale from F to F see greek mode
2
: a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of the piano by a diatonic scale from C to C with A as its tenor (see tenor entry 1 sense 2a)and F as its final (see final entry 2 sense c) see church mode illustration
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin hypolydius hypolydian (from Greek hypolydios, from hypo- + lydios Lydian) + English -an; hypolydian mode, translation of Greek hypolydios tonos
First Known Use
1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1