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tilde |
Noun
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a diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization |
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type family |
Noun
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a complete set of type suitable for printing text |
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typeface |
Noun
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a specific size and style of type within a type family |
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trend line |
Noun
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a line on a graph indicating a statistical trend |
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typewriter font |
Noun
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a typeface is which each character is given the same width, as by a typewriter |
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thalweg |
Noun
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a line following the lowest points of a valley |
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thalweg |
Noun
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the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states |
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trade name |
Noun
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a name given to a product or service |
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theta |
Noun
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the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet |
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tonic solfa |
Noun
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a system of solmization using the solfa syllables: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti |
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tau |
Noun
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the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet |
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tefillin |
Noun
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(Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin) |
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tucket |
Noun
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(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments |
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teth |
Noun
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the 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
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ti |
Noun
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the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization |
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ti |
Noun
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shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing |
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te |
Noun
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the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization |
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trill |
Noun
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a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it |
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trill |
Noun
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the articulation of a consonant, especially the consonant 'r', with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula |
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trill |
Verb
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sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below |
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trill |
Verb
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pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r' |
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triad |
Noun
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a three-note major or minor chord |
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triad |
Noun
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three people considered as a unit |
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triad |
Noun
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a set of three similar things considered as a unit |
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triad |
Noun
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one |
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thirty-second note |
Noun
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a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note |
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treble clef |
Noun
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a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff |
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treble staff |
Noun
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a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff |
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tenor clef |
Noun
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a clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff |
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tonality |
Noun
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any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music |
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tenor voice |
Noun
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the adult male singing voice above baritone |
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tonic key |
Noun
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the basic key in which a piece of music is written |
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traffic light |
Noun
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a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections |
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traffic signal |
Noun
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a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections |
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time signature |
Noun
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a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat |
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tone language |
Noun
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a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings |
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tonal language |
Noun
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a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings |
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theatrical performance |
Noun
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a performance of a play |
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tragicomedy |
Noun
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a comedy with serious elements or overtones |
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tragicomedy |
Noun
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a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating |
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tragedy |
Noun
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drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance |
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tragedy |
Noun
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
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tachogram |
Noun
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a graphical record of speed and distance produced by a tachograph |
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thermogram |
Noun
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a graphical record produced by a thermograph |
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theatrical production |
Noun
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the production of a drama on the stage |
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theater of the absurd |
Noun
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plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless |
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throwaway |
Adjective
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thrown away |
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throwaway |
Adjective
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intended to be thrown away after use |
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throwaway |
Noun
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words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis |
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throwaway |
Noun
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an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution |