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mesotonic
mesotonic, a. Mus. (mɛsəʊˈtɒnɪk) [f. Gr. µέσο-ς middle + τόν-ος tone + -ic.] = mean tone adj.1864 A. J. Ellis in Proc. Roy. Soc. XIII. 408 This is known as the System of Mean Tones, or the Mesotonic System, as it will be here termed. 1896 A. J. Hipkins Pianoforte 103 To extend Mesotonic or Mean tone...
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Esquelbecq
It is modelled on the designs prevalent in Flanders in the 17th century and is "mesotonic" – tuned so that pieces from that era can be played in meantone
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meantone
mean tone, ˈmeantone Music. [mean a.2] a. (As two words.) The averaged or standard interval (half-way between a greater and less major second) which is the basis of the system of tuning in vogue before the introduction of ‘equal temperament’. b. attrib. or adj. (= mesotonic), as in meantone interval...
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tertian
tertian, a. and n. (ˈtɜːʃən) Forms: 4 tertiane, 4–6 -cian(e, -cyan, 6 -cyen, -san, (tarcian), 8 tercion, 6– tertian. [ME. in fever terciane, or terciane, ad. L. febris tertiāna, also tertiāna n., f. tertius third: see -an. Cf. OF. tier{cced}ain(e adj. (13th c. in Godef.), tier{cced}aine n. a fever (...
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