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diatonicism

American

[dahy-uh-ton-uh-siz-uhm] / ˌdaɪ əˈtɒn əˌsɪz əm /

noun

the use of diatonic harmony; composition in a diatonic idiom.

Etymology

Origin of diatonicism

First recorded in 1930–35; diatonic + -ism

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