heptachord (plural heptachords)
(music) A system of seven sounds.
(music) A lyre with seven chords.
(poetry) A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones.
Source: Wiktionary
Hep"ta*chord, n. Etym: [Gr. "epta`xordos seven-stringed; "epta` seven + xordh` 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.)
Definition: A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
