EQUAL TEMPERAMENT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The division of the scale based on an octave that is divided into twelve exactly equal semitones

Example:

equal temperament is the system commonly used in keyboard instruments

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("equal temperament" is a kind of...):

temperament (an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys)

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