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pentatone

noun

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

• Syn: ↑pentatonic scale

• Derivationally related forms: ↑pentatonic

• Hypernyms: ↑gapped scale

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\\ˈpentəˌtōn\ noun

Etymology: penta- + tone

: pentatonic scale

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pentatone Mus. rare^—0.

(ˈpɛntətəʊn)

[f. penta- + tone, after tritone.]

‘An interval of five whole tones, an augmented sixth’ (Stainer & Barrett).

Useful english dictionary. 2012.