PENTATONIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Relating to a pentatonic scale

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

pentatonic scale (a gapped scale with five notes; usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted)

Derivation:

pentatone (a gapped scale with five notes; usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted)

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