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diatonism

diatonism noun: the characteristic of being diatonic.

Noun

diatonism (uncountable)

  1. The characteristic of being diatonic

Questions about diatonism

What does diatonism mean?
Diatonism means the characteristic of being diatonic.
What part of speech is diatonism?
Diatonism is a noun.

Words near diatonism in the dictionary

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

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