Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In music: A diatonic series of five tones.
  • noun An instrument with five strings. Compare hexachord, monochord, etc.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An ancient instrument of music with five strings.
  • noun An order or system of five sounds.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun music five notes (pitch classes) in a scale

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