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meantone system

[ meen-tohn ]

noun

, Music.
  1. a system for tuning keyboard instruments, used before the development of tuning by equal temperament and considered practical only for tonalities of not more than two sharps or flats.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of meantone system1

First recorded in 1790–1800; mean 3 + tone

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