dĭĕsis — Lewis & Short
dĭĕsis, is, f., = di/esis. In ancient music,
I A quarter-tone, Vitr. 5, 4; Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 1 fin.—
II The first audible tone of an instrument, Vitr. 5, 3.
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dĭĕsis
dĭĕsis · f
A quarter-tone
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