diapente
/ (ˌdaɪəˈpɛntɪ) /
noun
music
(in classical Greece) the interval of a perfect fifth
Word Origin for diapente
C14: from Latin, from Greek
dia pente khordōn sumphōnia concord through five notes, from
dia through +
pente five
Words nearby diapente
Example sentences from the Web for diapente
We have seen that in the sixth century it was described by Victor of Capua as Diapente, "by five," instead of "by four."
Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) |Walter Richard Cassels