tetrachord

(te′trə kôrd′)

noun

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

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

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noun
Music

A series of four diatonic tones encompassing the interval of a perfect fourth.

Origin:

Origin: Greek tetrakhordon

Origin: , from neuter of tetrakhordos, four-stringed

Origin: : tetra-, tetra-

Origin: + khordē, string; see gherə- in Indo-European roots

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