diapente
/ (ˌdaɪəˈpɛntɪ) /
noun
music (in classical Greece) the interval of a perfect fifth
Origin of diapente
1C14: from Latin, from Greek dia pente khordōn sumphōnia concord through five notes, from dia through + pente five
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How to use diapente in a sentence
In veterinary medicine it is also used as a tonic, and enters into a well-known compound called diapente as a chief ingredient.
We have seen that in the sixth century it was described by Victor of Capua as diapente, "by five," instead of "by four."
Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) | Walter Richard Cassels
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