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Webster 1913 Edition


Ditone

Di′toneˊ

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] of two tones;
δι-
=
δίσ-
twice + [GREEK] tone.]
(Mus.)
The Greek major third, which comprehend two major tones (the modern major third contains one major and one minor whole tone).

Webster 1828 Edition


Ditone

DITONE

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Noun.
[Gr., tone.] In music, an interval comprehending two tones. The proportion of the sounds that form the ditone is 4:5, and that of the semiditone, 5:6.