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hock•et  (hok′it),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancea technique in medieval musical composition in which two or three voice parts are given notes or short phrases in rapid alternation, producing an erratic, hiccuping effect.
  • Middle French hocquet hiccup, sudden interruption, equivalent. to hoc- (imitative) + -et diminutive suffix; see hiccup
  • Middle English hoket hitch 1250–1300

'hocket' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hiccup

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