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moro

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for moro.

Editorial note

The history of scales and how they came to be in the Western classical system is long and complicated (too long for here, certainly), but I wanted to point out my favorite of these weird old instruments the archicembalo.[1] It was designed by one of the most out there theorists, Nicola Vicentino, in Ferrara, a hotbed of weird music at the time (see Carlo Gesualdo's "Moro lasso" [2], a really chromatic madrigal).

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Quick take

A Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of moro gathered in one view.

noun

A Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines

noun

A small city, the county seat of Sherman County, Oregon, United States.

noun

A Heiban language spoken in the Nuba Mountains of Kordofan, Sudan.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for moro.

noun

A Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines

noun

A small city, the county seat of Sherman County, Oregon, United States.

noun

A Heiban language spoken in the Nuba Mountains of Kordofan, Sudan.

Example sentences

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The history of scales and how they came to be in the Western classical system is long and complicated (too long for here, certainly), but I wanted to point out my favorite of these weird old instruments the archicembalo.[1] It was designed by one of the most out there theorists, Nicola Vicentino, in Ferrara, a hotbed of weird music at the time (see Carlo Gesualdo's "Moro lasso" [2], a really chromatic madrigal).

Quote examples

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The history of scales and how they came to be in the Western classical system is long and complicated (too long for here, certainly), but I wanted to point out my favorite of these weird old instruments the archicembalo.[1] It was designed by one of the most out there theorists, Nicola Vicentino, in Ferrara, a hotbed of weird music at the time (see Carlo Gesualdo's "Moro lasso" [2], a really chromatic madrigal).

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use moro in a sentence?

The history of scales and how they came to be in the Western classical system is long and complicated (too long for here, certainly), but I wanted to point out my favorite of these weird old instruments the archicembalo.[1] It was designed by one of the most out there theorists, Nicola Vicentino, in Ferrara, a hotbed of weird music at the time (see Carlo Gesualdo's "Moro lasso" [2], a really chromatic madrigal).

What does moro mean?

A Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines

What part of speech is moro?

moro is commonly used as noun.