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Webster 1913 Edition

Heptachord

Hep′ta-chord

,
Noun.
[Gr.
ἑπτάχορδοσ
seven-stringed;
ἑπτά
seven +
χορδή
chord: cf. F.
heptacorde
. See
Seven
, and
Chord
.]
1.
(Anc. Mus.)
(a)
A system of seven sounds.
(b)
A lyre with seven chords.
2.
(Anc. Poet.)
A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones.
Moore (Encyc. of Music).

Webster 1828 Edition

Heptachord

HEP'TACHORD

,
Noun.
[Gr. seven, and chord.] A system of seven sounds. In ancient poetry, verses sung or played on seven chords or different notes. In this sense the word was applied to the lyre, when it had but seven strings. One of the intervals is also called a heptachord, as containing the same number of degrees between the extremes.

Definition 2024

heptachord

heptachord

English

Noun

heptachord ‎(plural heptachords)

  1. (music) A system of seven sounds.
  2. (music) A lyre with seven chords.
  3. (poetry) A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Moore (Encyc. of Music) to this entry?)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek [Term?] ‎(“seven-stringed”), from Ancient Greek [Term?] ‎(“seven”) + Ancient Greek [Term?] ‎(“chord”). Compare French heptacorde. See seven and chord.

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