How to Pronounce "secunda"
word
sɪˈkəndə
si-KUN-duh
sɪˈkʌndə
si-KUN-duh
Definition
'Secunda' is a term in music theory for the interval called the 'second.' Historically, it is also an old feminine form of the ordinal 'second,' rarely used in modern English.
IPA Transcription
American English
sɪˈkəndə
British English
sɪˈkʌndə
Simplified Pronunciation
US
si-KUN-duh
UK
si-KUN-duh
Listen in Context
In music theory, a secunda is called a 'second interval.'
The choir practiced singing a secunda in harmony.
We studied the interval called secunda during our lesson.
That melody has a lot of secunda intervals; it sounds tense.