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pentatonic

Pronunciation: /ˌpɛntəˈtɒnɪk/
Definition of pentatonic

adjective

Music
  • relating to, based on, or denoting a scale of five notes, especially one without semitones equivalent to an ordinary major scale with the fourth and seventh omitted: pentatonic scales in the key of G Major a simple pentatonic idea repeated chromatically

Derivatives

pentatonicism

noun

pentatonic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pentatonic in the US English dictionary