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di·a·ton·ic

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ADJECTIVE:
Music

Of or using only the seven tones of a standard scale without chromatic alterations.

ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin diatonicus, from Greek diatonikos : dia-, dia- + tonos, tone ; see tone

OTHER FORMS:
dia·toni·cal·ly(Adverb), dia·toni·cism (-

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m) KEY (Noun)

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