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pentatonicism

pentatonicism noun: the condition of being pentatonic.

Noun

pentatonicism (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being pentatonic
    Synonyms:
    pentatonism

Synonyms of pentatonicism

Origin of pentatonicism

From pentatonic + -ism.

Questions about pentatonicism

What does pentatonicism mean?
Pentatonicism means the condition of being pentatonic.
What part of speech is pentatonicism?
Pentatonicism is a noun.

Words near pentatonicism in the dictionary

  1. pentatones
  2. pentatonic
  3. pentatonic scale
  4. pentatonic scales
  5. pentatonically
  6. pentatonicism
  7. pentatonics
  8. pentatonism
  9. pentatope
  10. pentatope number
  11. pentatope numbers

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