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Definitions for Diatonic
[1] noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales.
[2] of or relating to the tones, intervals, or harmonies of such scales.
[3] of, relating to, or based upon any scale of five tones and two semitones produced by playing the white keys of a keyboard instrument, esp the natural major or minor scales forming the basis of the key system in Western music Compare chromatic (def. 2)
[4] not involving the sharpening or flattening of the notes of the major or minor scale nor the use of such notes as modified by accidentals
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Words nearby Diatonic
diatom, diatomaceous, diatomaceous earth, diatomic, diatomite, diatonic, diatonicism, diatreme, diatribe, diatropism, diaz
Origin of Diatonic
1590–1600; < Late Latin diatonicus < Greek diatonikós; see dia-, tonic
Other words from Diatonic
di·a·ton·i·cal·ly , adverb
un·di·a·ton·ic , adjective
un·di·a·ton·i·cal·ly , adverb
Word origin for Diatonic
C16: from Late Latin diatonicus, from Greek diatonikos, from diatonos extending, from diateinein to stretch out, from dia- + teinein to stretch