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Octoechos
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English
+ (liturgy)
Etymology
From en grc Ὀκτώηχος.
Proper noun
en Christianity A liturgical book containing a repertoire of hymns ordered in eight parts according to the eight echoi (tones or modes), used in many rites of Eastern Christianity.
en music The eight-mode system used for the composition of religious chant in Byzantine, Syriac, Armenian, Georgian, Latin and Slavic churches since the Middle Ages.
Alternative forms
en Oktoechos