pentatonicallyadv.
/ˌpɛntəˈtɒnɪkli/, U.S. /ˌpɛn(t)əˈtɑnɪkli/ Music.
According to a pentatonic scale.
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diatonically1728
chromatically1886
pentatonically1942
modally1980
1942 Classical Q. 36 99 My hypothesis of a basic system of eleven notes allows for the sixth-century κιθάρα of eight strings, pentatonically tuned, in which C and F were produced by stopping the B and E strings.
1965 New Statesman 17 Dec. 980/3 The almost complete disintegration of traditional controls in those pentatonically whirling winds, those parallel-third woodwinds that are sighing trees.
2000 S. Broughton et al. World Music: Rough Guide II. i. 176/1 In a very different kind of ensemble, six to twelve men play pentatonically tuned wooden xylophones.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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