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Webster 1913 Edition


Diazeutic

{

Diˊa-zeuc′tic

,

Diˊa-zeu′tic

, }
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] disjunctive, fr. [GREEK] to disjoin;
διά
through, asunder + [GREEK] to join, yoke.]
(Anc. Mus.)
Disjoining two fourths;
as, the
diazeutic
tone, which, like that from F to G in modern music, lay between two fourths, and, being joined to either, made a fifth
.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Diazeutic

DIAZEUTIC

,
Adj.
[Gr., to disjoin.] A diazeutic tone, in ancient Greek music, disjoined two fourths, one on each side of it, and which, being joined to either, made a fifth. This is, in our music, from A to B.

Definition 2024


diazeutic

diazeutic

English

Adjective

diazeutic (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of diazeuctic