diaschisman.
/dʌɪəˈskɪzmə/ Music.
a. In ancient Greek music, a small interval equal to about half a diesis n.
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1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) The octave contains 61 Diaschisms nearly.
1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 134/1 Diaschisma, an approximate half of a limma.
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b. In modern music, an interval equal to the difference of the common comma (80:81) and the enharmonic diesis (125:128), or to 10 schismas.
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