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hexachord definition

hexa·chord (hek′sə kôrd′)

noun

Medieval Music a diatonic scale of six tones, with a semitone between the third and the fourth

Etymology: < L hexachordos, having six musical strings or stops < Gr: see hexa- & chord

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