ditonen.

/ˈdʌɪtəʊn/

Etymology: < Greek δίτονον the ancient major third, neuter of δίτονος , < δι- , di- comb. form + τόνος tone n.

Music.

An interval containing two whole tones; a major third; esp. the Pythagorean major third in ancient Greek music, consisting of two major tones (ratio 81:64).

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ditone1609

1609 J. Dowland tr. A. Ornithoparchus Micrologus 18 A Ditone is a perfect third: so called, because it containes..two Tones.

1694 W. Holder Treat. Harmony vi. 129 In the Enharmonic Kind [the Ancients used] only Diesis, or Quarter of a Tone, and Ditone; as the Degrees whereby they made the Tetrachord.

1818 Gentleman's Mag. May 416/1 The Enharmonic [Scale proceeded] by the semitone and ditones (or combinations of two whole tones).

Derivatives

† diˈtonean adj. Obsolete containing a ditone. Obsolete.

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ditonean1728

1728 R. North Mem. Musick (1846) 20 The Ditonean scale as they used it is not without this fault.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	ditone
释义	ditonen. /ˈdʌɪtəʊn/ Etymology: < Greek δίτονον the ancient major third, neuter of δίτονος , < δι- , di- comb. form + τόνος tone n. Music. An interval containing two whole tones; a major third; esp. the Pythagorean major third in ancient Greek music, consisting of two major tones (ratio 81:64). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > interval > [noun] > third > major ditone1609 1609 J. Dowland tr. A. Ornithoparchus Micrologus 18 A Ditone is a perfect third: so called, because it containes..two Tones. 1694 W. Holder Treat. Harmony vi. 129 In the Enharmonic Kind [the Ancients used] only Diesis, or Quarter of a Tone, and Ditone; as the Degrees whereby they made the Tetrachord. 1818 Gentleman's Mag. May 416/1 The Enharmonic [Scale proceeded] by the semitone and ditones (or combinations of two whole tones). Derivatives † diˈtonean adj. Obsolete containing a ditone. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > interval > [adjective] > major third ditonean1728 1728 R. North Mem. Musick (1846) 20 The Ditonean scale as they used it is not without this fault. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1609
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