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Guidonian

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɡwɪˈdəʊ.ni.ən/
  • General-American: /ɡwiˈdoʊ.ni.ən/
  • General-American: /ɡwɪˈ-/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Guido of Arezzo (c. 991 – after 1033), Italian music theorist and pedagogue of the medieval era, regarded as the inventor of modern musical staff notation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: guidolainen — Of or relating to Guido of Arezzo
  • French: guidonien — Of or relating to Guido of Arezzo
  • Polish: gwidoński — Of or relating to Guido of Arezzo