mese

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the central note of the ancient Greek musical scale

   In the old tetrachords, the mese anchored the melody's pitch.

From Ancient Greek mésē (chordē) 'middle (string)', the feminine of mésos 'middle', referring to the central note of the lyre's tuning, from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyos 'middle'.

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