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pentatonic

Syllabification: (pen·ta·ton·ic)
Pronunciation: /ˌpentəˈtänik/

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.

Derivatives

pentatonicism

Pronunciation: /-ˈtänəsizəm/

noun

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