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neume

noun \ˈnüm, ˈnyüm\

Definition of NEUME

:  any of various symbols used in the notation of Gregorian chant
— neu·mat·ic \nu̇-ˈma-tik, nyu̇-\ adjective
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Origin of NEUME

Middle English, from Medieval Latin pneuma, neuma, from Greek pneuma breath — more at pneumatic
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with NEUME

bloom, boom, broom, brume, combe, cwm, doom, flume, fume, gloom, glume, groom, khoum, loom, plume, rheum, room, spume, tomb, toom, vroom, whom, womb, zoom

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