ENHARMONIC | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Enharmonic

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

early 17th century (designating ancient Greek music based on a tetrachord divided into two quarter-tones and a major third): via late Latin from Greek enarmonikos, from en- ‘in’ + harmonia ‘harmony’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˌɛnhɑːˈmɒnɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:

relating to or denoting notes which are the same in pitch (in modern tuning) though bearing different names (e.g. F sharp and G flat or B and C flat)

Short Definition:

of notes which are same in pitch in modern tuning though bearing different names

Examples:
  • double flats and double sharps are replaced by their enharmonic equivalents in harp music

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