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diazeuxis

diazeuxis noun: the separation of two tetrachords by the distance of an octave, as that between the hypaton and hyperboleon tetrachords.

Noun

diazeuxis (countable and uncountable, plural diazeuxes)

  1. The separation of two tetrachords by the distance of an octave, as that between the hypaton and hyperboleon tetrachords.

Forms of diazeuxis

pluraldiazeuxes

Questions about diazeuxis

What does diazeuxis mean?
Diazeuxis means the separation of two tetrachords by the distance of an octave, as that between the hypaton and hyperboleon tetrachords.
What part of speech is diazeuxis?
Diazeuxis is a noun.
What is the plural of diazeuxis?
The plural of diazeuxis is diazeuxes.

Words near diazeuxis in the dictionary

  1. diazeuctic
  2. diazeugma
  3. diazeugmenon
  4. diazeutic
  5. diazeuxes
  6. diazeuxis
  7. Diazgarcia
  8. Diazgarcias
  9. Diazgranados
  10. Diazhernandez
  11. Diazhernandezes

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