pentatonism
[ pen-tuh-toh-niz-uh m, -to- ]
/ ˈpɛn tə toʊˌnɪz əm, -tɒ- /
noun Music.
the use of a five-tone scale.
Also
pen·ta·ton·i·cism
[pen-tuh-ton-uh-siz-uh m] /ˌpɛn təˈtɒn əˌsɪz əm/.
Origin of pentatonism
1965–70;
pentaton(ic) +
-ism
Words nearby pentatonism
pentateuch,
pentathlete,
pentathlon,
pentatomic,
pentatonic scale,
pentatonism,
pentavalent,
pentazocine,
pentecost,
pentecostal,
pentecostarion