tritone

(trī′tōn′)

noun

Music an interval of three whole tones

Origin: ML tritonum < Gr tritonon: see tri- & tone

See tritone in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Music

An interval composed of three whole tones.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin tritonus

Origin: , from Greek tritonos, having three tones

Origin: : tri-, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + tonos, tone; see tone

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