pentachord

noun

Meaning

Five notes (pitch classes) in a scale.
A musical instrument with five strings.

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Related words

tetrachord(English)pentatonic scale(English)heptachord(English)octachord(English)trichord(English)decachord(English)pentatonic(English)pent(English)

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