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pentatonism
[ pen-tuh-toh-niz-uhm, -to- ]
/ ˈpɛn tə toʊˌnɪz əm, -tɒ- /
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noun Music.
the use of a five-tone scale.
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Also pen·ta·ton·i·cism [pen-tuh-ton-uh-siz-uhm]. /ˌpɛn təˈtɒn əˌsɪz əm/.
Origin of pentatonism
1965–70; pentaton(ic scale) + -ism
Words nearby pentatonism
Pentateuch, pentathlete, pentathlon, pentatomic, pentatonic scale, pentatonism, pentavalent, pentazocine, pentazocine hydrochloride, Pentecost, Pentecostal
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