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"The musical interval equal (exactly or approximately) to a frequency ratio of 8/7, 9/8, or 10/9, depending on the tuning system used. In meantone tunings (including twelve-tone equal temperament), there is only one whole tone, though some tuning systems have a \"major tone\" of 9/8 and a \"minor tone\" of 10/9."
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"(music) The musical interval equal (exactly or approximately) to a frequency ratio of 8/7, 9/8, or 10/9, depending on the tuning system used. In meantone tunings (including twelve-tone equal temperament), there is only one whole tone, though some tuning systems have a \"major tone\" of 9/8 and a \"minor tone\" of 10/9."
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"word": "whole step"
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"translations": [
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "interval approximating 9/8 or 10/9",
"word": "kokosävelaskel"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "interval approximating 9/8 or 10/9",
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"sense": "interval approximating 9/8 or 10/9",
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "interval approximating 9/8 or 10/9",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "Ganzton"
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{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "interval approximating 9/8 or 10/9",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "heltone"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "interval approximating 9/8 or 10/9",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "cały ton"
}
]
}
],
"word": "whole tone"
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"The musical interval equal (exactly or approximately) to a frequency ratio of 8/7, 9/8, or 10/9, depending on the tuning system used. In meantone tunings (including twelve-tone equal temperament), there is only one whole tone, though some tuning systems have a \"major tone\" of 9/8 and a \"minor tone\" of 10/9."
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"(music) The musical interval equal (exactly or approximately) to a frequency ratio of 8/7, 9/8, or 10/9, depending on the tuning system used. In meantone tunings (including twelve-tone equal temperament), there is only one whole tone, though some tuning systems have a \"major tone\" of 9/8 and a \"minor tone\" of 10/9."
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"sense": "interval approximating 9/8 or 10/9",
"word": "kokosävelaskel"
},
{
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"word": "sävelaskel"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "interval approximating 9/8 or 10/9",
"word": "kokoaskel"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "interval approximating 9/8 or 10/9",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ganzton"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "interval approximating 9/8 or 10/9",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "heltone"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "interval approximating 9/8 or 10/9",
"tags": [
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"word": "cały ton"
}
],
"word": "whole tone"
}
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