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1 raga -- rank: 1000

raga definitions Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Sanskrit r?ga, literally ... in Indian music 2. an improvisation based on a traditional raga — compare tala Oxford Reference Dictionary n. (also rag) Ind. Mus ... a basis for improvisation. 2 a piece using a particular raga. Etymology: Skr., = colour, musical tone Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (ragas) A raga is a piece of Indian music based on a traditional ... scale or pattern of notes which is also called a raga. N-COUNT Dictionary of Ro either sex Moby Thesaurus Aeolian ...

2 RAGES; RAGAU -- rank: 223

... Rhaga, Rhage, Rhagau; in Darius' Behistun Inscriptions, II, 71, 72, Raga, a province; in Avesta, Vend. I, 15, Ragha, city and ...

3 regolith -- rank: 223

... English -lith; akin to Greek rhezein to dye — more at raga Date: 1897 unconsolidated residual or transported material that overlies the ...

4 tala -- rank: 223

... the ancient traditional rhythmic patterns of South Asian music — compare raga II. noun (plural tala) Etymology: Samoan, from English dollar Date ...

5 PERSIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (ANCIENT) -- rank: 223

... deny his existence. Tradition says he was born at Ragha (Raga, Rai) about 5 1/2 miles South of the present ...

6 MEDES -- rank: 223

... after a fierce struggle. He was finally taken prisoner at Raga (Rai, near Tehran), brutally mutilated, and finally impaled st Ecbatana ...

7 Middle Eastern music -- rank: 223

... and how they are used bears some resemblance to the raga in Indian music. The main formal principle is an alternation ...

8 Mode -- rank: 223

... prevailing taste, procedure, proceeding, process, proper thing, prosyllogism, prototype, pseudosyllogism, raga, rage, rank, rhetoric, routine, rule, rule of deduction, sense of ...