Etymology

diesis

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Today it means: Any of several intervals, smaller than a tone, in ancient Greek music. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δίεσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδίεσις“sending through, the smallest interval in the scale”
  2. English todaydiesis

From Ancient Greek δίεσις (díesis, “sending through, the smallest interval in the scale”).

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