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enharmonic

Definition of enharmonic

adjective

Music
  • relating to or denoting notes which are the same in pitch (in modern tuning) though bearing different names (e.g. F sharp and G flat or B and C flat): double flats and double sharps are replaced by their enharmonic equivalents in harp music
  • of or having intervals smaller than a semitone (e.g. between notes such as F sharp and G flat, in systems of tuning which distinguish them).

Derivatives

enharmonically

adverb

Origin:

early 17th century (designating ancient Greek music based on a tetrachord divided into two quarter-tones and a major third): via late Latin from Greek enarmonikos, from en- 'in' + harmonia 'harmony'

enharmonic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of enharmonic in the US English dictionary
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