ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Zygonic

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Zygonic is an adjective meaning (music) Of or relating to the theory that imitation is the ultimate organising force in music.

Meaning

(music) Of or relating to the theory that imitation is the ultimate organising force in music.

Example Sentences

Half arrowheads are indicative of difference and are used in a zygonic context to show approximate imitation.
This research showed that a zygonic approach could provide an intuitively persuasive metric for the fluctuating patterns of musical influence as they unfolded, event by event.
The following account of the first movement of Mozart's Piano Sonata K.333, which focuses largely on the opening bars, is intended to demonstrate zygonic theory in action in a music-analytical context.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include imsonic, zonogonal, synthetistic, zonographic, syzygic, go-go.

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What does zygonic mean?

Zygonic means (music) Of or relating to the theory that imitation is the ultimate organising force in music.

How do you use zygonic in a sentence?

Half arrowheads are indicative of difference and are used in a zygonic context to show approximate imitation.

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