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Webster 1913 Edition


Diastem

Di′a-stem

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

Webster 1828 Edition


Diastem

DIASTEM

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