"pentatonic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: penta- + tonic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|penta|tonic}} penta- + tonic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pentatonic (not comparable)
  1. (music) Based on five tones. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Music Related terms: diatonic, pentatonic scale, pentatone Translations (based on five notes): pentatònic (Catalan), pentatoninen (Finnish), viisisävelinen (Finnish), pentatonique [feminine, masculine] (French), pentatonico (Italian), pentatónico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pentatonic-en-adj-SR7geFL4 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with penta- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with penta-: 49 51 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun

Forms: pentatonics [plural]
Etymology: penta- + tonic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|penta|tonic}} penta- + tonic Head templates: {{en-noun}} pentatonic (plural pentatonics)
  1. (music) The pentatonic scale. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-pentatonic-en-noun-DlVQ3QF4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with penta- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with penta-: 49 51 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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