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Webster 1913 Edition

Diastem

Di′a-stem

,
Noun.
[L.
diastema
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK]: cf. F.
diastème
.]
(a)
Intervening space; interval.
(b)
(Anc. Mus.)
An interval.

Webster 1828 Edition

Diastem

DIASTEM

,
Noun.
[Gr.] In music, a simple interval.

Definition 2024

diastem

diastem

English

Noun

diastem ‎(plural diastems)

  1. Intervening space; interval.
  2. (obsolete, music) An interval.
  3. (geology) A minor depositional break.

Etymology

Latin diastema.

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