- disjunct tetrachord
- noun
: either of two successive tetrachords in which the lowest tone of one is one step from the highest tone of the other
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hypolydian mode — “+... noun Etymology: Late Latin hypolydius hypolydian (from Greek hypolydios, from hypo + lydios Lydian) + English an; hypolydian mode, translation of Greek hypolydios tonos 1. : a Greek mode consisting of two disjunct tetrachords represented on … Useful english dictionary
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