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semidiapason

semidiapason noun: a diminished octave.

Noun

semidiapason (plural semidiapasons)

  1. A diminished octave.

Forms of semidiapason

pluralsemidiapasons

Origin of semidiapason

From semi- + diapason.

Questions about semidiapason

What does semidiapason mean?
Semidiapason means a diminished octave.
What part of speech is semidiapason?
Semidiapason is a noun.
What is the plural of semidiapason?
The plural of semidiapason is semidiapasons.

Words near semidiapason in the dictionary

  1. Semideys
  2. semidiagrammatic
  3. semidialectal
  4. semidiameter
  5. semidiameters
  6. semidiapason
  7. semidiapasons
  8. semidiapente
  9. semidiapentes
  10. semidiaphaneity
  11. semidiaphanous

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