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_______, little ascending and descending signs written above the words that suggested the shape of the melodic line, helped singers remember the general shapes of the different melodies.

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A neume serves as little ascending and descending signs written above the words about melodic line.

What is a neume?

A neume can be regarded as the basic element of Western as well as Eastern systems of musical notation.

One if the common neumes were inflective marks which gives the general shape but not actual notes or rhythms to be sung.

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