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hemitone
† ˈhemitone Mus. Obs. [ad. L. hēmitonium, ad. Gr. ἡµιτόνιον, f. hemi- + τόνος tone.] Half-tone, semitone.1694 Phil. Trans. XVIII. 71 In the Chromatick the Degrees were Hemitones and Trihemitones. 1760 Stiles Ibid. LI. 724 But, should we admit more tones than these, as they do, who augment their exce...
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Nenano
ὕφεσις] is unisono with the small tone (ἐλάχιστος τόνος), Ε βου [ὕφεσις]—F sharp γα [δίεσις] with the trihemitone, and F sharp γα [δίεσις]—G δι with the hemitone
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trihemitone
trihemitone Mus. ? Obs. (traɪˈhɛmɪtəʊn) [ad. Gr. τριηµιτόνιον, f. τρι- tri- + ἡµιτόνιον hemitone.] An interval of three semitones, or a tone and a semitone; a minor third; esp. that used in the ancient Greek (Pythagorean) scale.1694 W. Holder Harmony (1731) 61, I would..call the greater Third (as th...
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Neobyzantine Octoechos
Without any doubt the hard chromatic phthongoi use the chromaticism with the enharmonic hemitone of the intonation νενανῶ, so in this case the chromatic ὕφεσις] is unisono with the small tone (ἐλάχιστος τόνος), Ε βου [ὕφεσις]—F sharp γα [δίεσις] with the trihemitone, and F sharp γα [δίεσις]—G δι with the hemitone
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Pythagorean
Pythagorean, a. and n. (pɪθægəˈriːən, paɪ-) Also 6 Pyˈthagoran, 6–7 Pythaˈgorian. [f. L. Pȳthagorē-us, -ī-us, a. Gr. Πῡθαγόρειος, f. proper name Πῡθαγόρας Pythagoras + -an. At first spelt and pronounced Pythaˈgorian; the spelling was changed c 1600–34, but the pronunciation was still used by Cowley ...
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limma
‖ limma (ˈlɪmə) [Late L., a. Gr. λεῖµµα remnant, part left, semitone, f. λείπειν to leave.] 1. Mus. The semitone of the Pythagorean scale (see quot. 1694).1694 W. Holder Harmony vi. 152 The Pythagoreans, not using Tone Minor, but two Equal Tones Major, in a Fourth, were forced to take a lesser Inter...
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diatonic
diatonic, a. (daɪəˈtɒnɪk) [a. F. diatonique (14th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), ad. L. diatonic-us, a. Gr. διατονικός, f. διάτονος, f. διά through, at the interval of + τόνος tone.] 1. The name of that genus or scale of ancient Greek music (the others being chromatic and enharmonic) in which the interval of a...
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semitone
semitone (ˈsɛmɪtəʊn) [f. semi- + tone n.; cf. late L. sēmitonium, OF. semithon and Gr. ἡµιτόνιον hemitone. Senses 2 and 3 (usually written semi-tone), are new formations distinct from 1.] 1. Mus. An interval approximately equal to half a tone, the smallest interval in the ordinary scales; a minor se...
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incompounded
† incomˈpounded, a. Obs. [in-3.] Not compounded; uncompounded.1603 Holland Plutarch's Mor. 1252 The Hemitone in the Mese will be incompounded. 1735 H. Brooke Univ. Beauty i. 199 An incompounded radiant form they claim, Nor spirit all—nor yet corporeal frame.
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mese
▪ I. mese, n.1 Obs. exc. s.w. dial. (miːz) Also 7–9 meese, 9 meesh, mews, etc. [OE. méos = Flem. mies (cited Kilian as obsolete), OHG, mios (MHG., mod.G. dial. mies), ON. m{yacu}r-r (see mire n.):—OTeut. types *ˈmeuso-z, *meuˈzo-z, related by ablaut to *moson-, ON. mose moss n.] Moss.a 900 tr. Bæda'...
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major
▪ I. major, n.1 (ˈmeɪdʒə(r)) [a. F. major, short for sergent-major, sergeant-major, which like some other military titles originally designated a much higher grade than at present.] 1. a. In the army: An officer next below the rank of a lieutenant-colonel and above that of a captain. major of (a) br...
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minor
▪ I. minor, a. and n. (ˈmaɪnə(r)) Forms: 3–4 menor, 4 mynor, 4–5 menour, 5 menoure, -owre, -eour, minore, 6– minor. [a. L. minor, nom. sing. masc. and fem. (neut. minus minus, declension-stem minōr-) smaller, lesser, junior, f. Indogermanic root *min- small: cf. L. minuĕre, Gr. µινύθειν, OE. minsian...
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semi-
semi-, prefix (ˈsɛmɪ, U.S. ˈsɛmaɪ) Also 4–7 semy-, 5–6 seme-, 6–7 semie-. [repr. L. sēmi- (whence F., It., Sp., Pg. semi-) = Skr. sāmi-, Gr. ἡµι-, OHG. sâmi-, OS. sâm-, cogn. w. OE. sam- (see sam-):—Indogerm. *sēmi-.] = half-; cf. demi-, hemi-. L. sēmi- (occas. shortened to sēm- before a vowel, e.g....
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