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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
In Anglican chant, a mark in the text which corresponds to a barline in the chant, which indicates the syllables on which the chant changes note; typically a vertical line ( | ) or apostrophe ( ' ).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Anglicanism
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From pointing (“placement of marks in the text to indicate the syllables on which the chant should progress to the next note”) + mark.
