Hy’po (Gk.)

Under, below; frequent in compounds, as Aypodiapa’son, the octave below,” Aypodiapen’ie, the’ fifth below, Aypodionos, the third below... In the Greek transposing scales (see Greek music) and the church-modes (see Mode), hypo signified a fourth below; in the ancient Greek modes, a fifth below, (Lat. equivalent sé.) lam’bus, A metrical foot of 2 syllables, one short and one long, with the ictus on the long ( — ), Tas’tian, Same as Jonian. I i **I** (1) The element of metrical grouping is eminently characteristic of ordinary dance-airs and simple songs; the following example exhibits its simplest form: