What does "te" mean?
In solfège, the seventh note of a major scale (the note B in the fixed-do system): ti.
Te
/tiː/ name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: In solfège, the seventh note of a major scale (the note B in the fixed-do system): ti.
- Grammar: te is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: atomic number 52, si, silver, tellurium.
- Usage evidence: To be good, pâte brisée should be light and flaky.
How to use "te"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 In solfège, the seventh note of a major scale (the note B in the fixed-do system): ti. obsolete
- 2 The name of the Cyrillic script letter Т / т.
- 3 Initialism of transporter-erector. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 4 the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization wordnet
- 5 In solfège, the lowered seventh note of a major scale (the note B-flat in the fixed-do system): ta.
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- 6 Initialism of transposable element. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 7 a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology. Egyptian
- 2 Alternative form of De, a former prefecture of imperial China around Dezhou in northwestern Shandong. alt-of, alternative, historical
"The next year the reign style was changed to Chʻien-yüan 乾元 (February 13, 758-February 2, 759). Wang Chien 王暕,¹⁷⁸ the bogus Prefect of Te Prefecture 德州, Yü-wen Kʻuan 宇文寛, the bogus Prefect of Pei Prefecture 貝州,¹⁷⁹ and others all renewed their allegiance [to the Tʻang court]."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"To be good, pâte brisée should be light and flaky."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "te"?
Common synonyms include: atomic number 52, si, silver, tellurium, ti.
How do you use "te" in a sentence?
To be good, pâte brisée should be light and flaky.
How do you pronounce "te"?
Pronounced /tiː/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Sense 1: Altered from si in the 19th century to prevent having two notes of the musical scale starting with the same letter, to become te and later ti. Sense 2: The vowel of ti then changed to 'e' to signify a flattened note.
Etymology 2
From Coptic ⲧⲏ (tē), from Egyptian d-wA-t:dwAt (“dwꜣt”). Doublet of Duat.
Etymology 3
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Mandarin 德 (Dé, “virtue, manliness”).
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