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Noun: neume  n(y)oom
  1. Symbol in medieval and early Renaissance musical notation, representing a single note or group of notes; also, the smallest unit of Gregorian chant notation or a prosodic unit in linguistics
    "The manuscript was filled with intricate neumes from the 12th century";
    - neum

Derived forms: neumes

Encyclopedia: Neume