- pentachordus
- pentachorda, pentachordum ADJ5-stringed (instrument)
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pentachordus
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Pentachord — Pen ta*chord, n. [L. pentachordus five stringed, Gr. ?; ? five + ? string.] 1. An ancient instrument of music with five strings. [1913 Webster] 2. An order or system of five sounds. Busby. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pentacorde — ● pentacorde nom masculin (grec pentakhordon) Système musical de cinq sons. ⇒PENTACORDE, subst. masc. HIST. DE LA MUS. A. [Dans la Grèce anc.] Lyre à cinq cordes. Petit à petit (...) on augmenta ce nombre [de cordes] et l on eut (...) le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
