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tetrachord definition

tetra·chord (te′trə kôrd′)

noun

Music a series of four tones contained in the interval of a perfect fourth

Etymology: Gr tetrachordon, musical instrument < tetrachordos, four-stringed: see tetra- & chord

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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