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PENTATONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pentatone mean? 

PENTATONE (noun)
  The noun PENTATONE has 1 sense:

1. a gapped scale with five notes; usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omittedplay

  Familiarity information: PENTATONE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PENTATONE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A gapped scale with five notes; usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

pentatone; pentatonic scale

Hypernyms ("pentatone" is a kind of...):

gapped scale (a musical scale with fewer than seven notes)

Derivation:

pentatonic (relating to a pentatonic scale)


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