comma of Didymus

noun

Synonym of syntonic comma.

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syntonic comma
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Meanings

nouncomma of Didymus (plural commas of Didymus)

plural commas of Didymus

  1. entertainmentSynonym of syntonic comma.

    Synonyms: syntonic comma

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of syntonic comma.

Similar
syntonic comma
Also see
syntonic comma

Origin

So called because it is the amount by which Didymus corrected the Pythagorean major third to a just major third.

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APA

comma of Didymus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comma%20of%20Didymus

MLA

“comma of Didymus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comma%20of%20Didymus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comma of Didymus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comma%20of%20Didymus.

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