mode — mode1 /mohd/, n. 1. a manner of acting or doing; method; way: modern modes of transportation. 2. a particular type or form of something: Heat is a mode of motion. 3. a designated condition or status, as for performing a task or responding to a… … Universalium
Mode — From the Latin modus ( manner ), mode may denote, depending on the context: the classification of a chant according to its pitch range (ambitus) and final pitch (finalis); a scale for composition and improvisation, distinguished from other… … Historical dictionary of sacred music
mode — Synonyms and related words: Aeolian mode, Aristotelian sorites, Dorian mode, Goclenian sorites, Greek modes, Hindu mode, Indian mode, Locrian mode, Lydian mode, MO, Phrygian mode, Platonic form, Platonic idea, SOP, aesthetic form, affectation,… … Moby Thesaurus
authentic — adjective Etymology: Middle English autentik, from Anglo French, from Late Latin authenticus, from Greek authentikos, from authentēs perpetrator, master, from aut + hentēs (akin to Greek anyein to accomplish, Sanskrit sanoti he gains) Date: 14th… … New Collegiate Dictionary
authentic — authentically, adv. /aw then tik/, adj. 1. not false or copied; genuine; real: an authentic antique. 2. having the origin supported by unquestionable evidence; authenticated; verified: an authentic document of the Middle Ages; an authentic work… … Universalium
authentic — /ɔˈθɛntɪk / (say aw thentik) adjective 1. entitled to acceptance or belief; reliable; trustworthy: an authentic story. 2. of the authorship or origin reputed; of genuine origin: authentic documents. 3. (of food) not modified from its natural or… …
authentic — au•then•tic [[t]ɔˈθɛn tɪk[/t]] adj. 1) genuine; real 2) having an origin supported by unquestionable evidence: an authentic work by an old master[/ex] 3) entitled to acceptance or belief because of agreement with known facts or experience;… … From formal English to slang
authentic — adjective 1》 of undisputed origin or veracity; genuine. 2》 Music (of a church mode) containing notes between the principal note or final and the note an octave higher. Compare with plagal. Derivatives authentically adverb authenticity ɔ:θɛn… … English new terms dictionary
authentic — adj. 1 a of undisputed origin; genuine. b reliable or trustworthy. 2 Mus. (of a mode) containing notes between the final and an octave higher (cf. PLAGAL). Derivatives: authentically adv. authenticity n. Etymology: ME f. OF autentique f. LL… … Useful english dictionary
Musical mode — This article is about modes as used in music. For other uses, see Mode (disambiguation). Modern Dorian mode on C Play … Wikipedia
