diapente

British

/ ˌdaɪəˈpɛntɪ /

noun

music (in classical Greece) the interval of a perfect fifth

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Etymology

Origin of diapente

C14: from Latin, from Greek dia pente khordōn sumphōnia concord through five notes, from dia through + pente five

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diapente

Lexicographer Francisco Sobrino defined ponche or diapente, in 1732, as an English drink made with aguardiente, water, lime and sugar.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2022

In veterinary medicine it is also used as a tonic, and enters into a well-known compound called diapente as a chief ingredient.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

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