Hexachord Definition
hĕksə-kôrd
noun
In medieval music, a diatonic scale of six tones, with a semitone between the third and the fourth.
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Noun
Singular:
hexachord
Plural:
hexachordsOrigin of Hexachord
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Medieval Latin hexachordum from Latin hexachordos having six strings or stops Greek hexa- hexa- Greek -khordos string, note (from khordē cord)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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