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diatonicism

diatonicism noun: the use of the diatonic scale.

Noun

diatonicism (uncountable)

  1. The use of the diatonic scale.

Origin of diatonicism

From diatonic + -ism.

Questions about diatonicism

What does diatonicism mean?
Diatonicism means the use of the diatonic scale.
What part of speech is diatonicism?
Diatonicism is a noun.

Words near diatonicism in the dictionary

  1. diatonic button accordion
  2. diatonic scale
  3. diatonic scales
  4. diatonic semitone
  5. diatonically
  6. diatonicism
  7. diatonicity
  8. diatonism
  9. diatopic
  10. diatopically
  11. diatopy

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