neume (neum) / noom / pneum [n(j)um]
neume (neum) – n. – Music – 1. a prolonged phrase in plainsong sung as a single syllable; 2. a set of signs used to regulate plainsong pitch; 3. the basic element of Eastern and Western music notation prior to the five-line staff notation
noom – v. – 1. variant of nim – take, seize, capture; 2. appropriate, pilfer, steal; 3. Northern England and Midlands, mainly – walk with short, light steps
pneum – n. Music – 1. a prolonged phrase in plainsong sung as a single syllable; 2. a set of signs used to regulate plainsong pitch; 3. short for pneumatique – a letter of message sent by compressed air resembling the pneumatic post system that operated in Paris until 1984