See Also: Inquisition(medicine)
inquisition(1)(dictionary)
inquisition(2)(dictionary)
Inquisition(encyclopedia)
inquisition(dictionary)
INQUISITION, practice(law)

hexachord (iou) and inquisition (oh)


hexachord (iou)



hexachord noun. L17.
[from HEXA- + CHORD noun1.]
Music.
The interval of a sixth. L17-M18.
A diatonic scale of six notes with a semitone between the third and fourth, used at three different pitches in medieval Music. M18.

inquisition (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: Latin inquirere; INQUIRE]
the Inquisition
a Roman Catholic organization in the past whose aim was to find and punish people who had unacceptable religious beliefs
[C usually singular] a series of questions that someone asks you in a threatening or unpleasant way
::I had to face a two-hour inquisition from my parents about where I'd been.