Usually means: High-pitched, shrill; ancient Greek music.
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▸ adjective:  Denoting a type of singing at a very high pitch.

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high-pitched, halsening, hirrient, high, heterophonous, hetairic, hypaethric, Hyrcan, 'igh, highty-tighty, more...

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high-pitched, halsening, hirrient, high, heterophonous, hetairic, hypaethric, Hyrcan, 'igh, highty-tighty, more...



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