The Petrassi piece is in a disjunct chromatic idiom not usually associated with the…Italian composer (New York Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
junct — in·junct; ad·junct; con·junct; dis·junct; ad·junct·ly; … English syllables
disjunct — dis·junct … English syllables
disjunct — dis•junct [[t]dɪsˈdʒʌŋkt[/t]] adj. 1) disjoined; separated 2) mad progressing melodically by intervals larger than a second 3) bio ent having deep divisions between body parts, as the constrictions separating the head, thorax, and abdomen of an… … From formal English to slang
Disjunct — Dis*junct (d[i^]s*j[u^][ng]kt ), a. [L. disjunctus, p. p. of disjungere to disjoin. See {Disjoin}, and cf. {Disjoint}.] 1. Disjoined; separated. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disjunct tetrachords — Disjunct Dis*junct (d[i^]s*j[u^][ng]kt ), a. [L. disjunctus, p. p. of disjungere to disjoin. See {Disjoin}, and cf. {Disjoint}.] 1. Disjoined; separated. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
disjoin — v.tr. separate or disunite; part. Etymology: ME f. OF desjoindre f. L disjungere (as DIS , jungere junct join) … Useful english dictionary
