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Diatonic

Diatonic Meaning & Definition
Diatonic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Diatonic?

[adj] (music) based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals
[adj] based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of Western music

Synonyms | Synonyms for Diatonic: tonal

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Diatonic In Webster's Dictionary

\Di`a*ton"ic\, a. [L. diatonicus, diatonus, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to stretch out; dia` through + ? to stretch: cf. F. diatonique. See {Tone}.] (Mus.) Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which is the octave of the first. {Diatonic scale} (Mus.), a scale consisting of eight sounds with seven intervals, of which two are semitones and five are whole tones; a modern major or minor scale, as distinguished from the {chromatic} scale.

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