line
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7.2
- noun
- /laɪn/
- Specialized
:
línea
- When studying jazz, it's important to listen to Charlie Parker's line to understand his unique style.
- bass line
- melodic line
- musical line
Sound, playing, phrasing, lines, tapping, rhythm guitar, you name it.
- Sound, playing, phrasing, lines, tapping, rhythm guitar, you name it.
- Lines enter our ears, lines swim before our faces.
Examples
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The instructor should isolate one line of music at a time and listen for errors within that line.
Academic text (2011) -
It's amazing how you know a line like that in a song.
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Now let's take a look at a Charlie Parker line and check it out.
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The basic rhythms and melodic lines to fifteen flamenco dances are included as well.
Academic text (2015) -
The recorder can accompany the singers, either doubling the melody line or echoing the children.
Academic text (2008) -
In this song, the line creates a beautiful melody that captivates the audience.
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The composer added several new lines to enrich the harmonic structure of the piece.
Synonyms
327
1.0
A series of musical notes that you can sing or hum
149
6.1
A single musical line sung or played by one part
146
1.8
A series of musical notes that form the main tune of a song
31
6.6
A simple tune that you can easily sing or hum
10
9.9
A short series of notes that make a tune
1
4.5
A line of musical notes that forms the main tune
1
4.9
A short group of notes that sounds like one musical idea
1
7.7
A thin band of light at one exact color or wavelength
The main tune and words sung in a pop song
A short part of a piece of music with its own sound or idea
Idioms
- Formal
30
4.2
While doing your job, especially in police, military, or other official work
- Informal
2
8.4
To take money for yourself in a dishonest way using a job or position
Compounds
- US
58
3.4
A marked line on a football field showing how many yards the ball is from the nearest goal line
27
4.2
A line of workers outside a workplace during a strike who stand to protest and stop others entering
- Jargon
16
6.2
An invisible line on a football field where teams stand before each play
- Specialized
13
3.0
A series of machines and workers in a factory that make a product step by step
- Specialized
12
3.5
A single entry in a budget or bill that shows how much money it is and what it is for
- Specialized
9
3.4
A low rhythm or melody played by bass instruments that gives music its beat and depth
9
3.7
A line that shows the edge of a piece of land and separates it from a neighbor's
9
3.2
A line of people at a government office waiting to get job help or benefit money
- Specialized
9
3.5
A straight line on a graph showing the general direction of data points
- Specialized
7
2.5
A pipe that carries dirty water and waste from buildings to a place that cleans it
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Line is often thought of as a 'thread' of sound, like a single path of notes, so a musical or spectral line is a clear melody or frequency you can follow. That's why scientists and musicians call a single tune or spectral band a line.