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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dia·ton·ic ETYMOLOGY Late Latin diatonicus, from Greek diatonikos, from diatonos stretching, from diateinein to stretch out, from dia- + teinein to stretch — more at thin DATE 1694 : of, relating to, or being a musical scale (as a major or minor scale) comprising intervals of five whole steps and two half steps Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 diatonic dia·ton·ic / 7daiE5tCnik; NAmE -5tB:n- / adjective (music 音) using only the notes of the appropriate major or minor scale 用自然音阶的 ⇨ compare chromatic Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged di·a·ton·ic \|dīə|tänik, -nēk\ adjective Etymology: Late Latin diatonicus, from Greek diatonikos, from diatonos stretching, extending (from diateinein to stretch out, extend, from dia- + teinein to stretch) + -ikos -ic — more at thin 1. of a Greek tetrachord : comprising two steps and a half step — distinguished from chromatic and enharmonic 2. : relating to a standard major or minor scale of eight tones to the octave without chromatic deviation • di·a·ton·i·cal·ly \-nə̇k(ə)lē, -nēk-, -li\ adverb |
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