devil in music

noun

The tritone.

Meanings

noun
  1. informalentertainmentThe tritone.

    Synonyms: devil's interval

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe tritone.

Also see

Origin

  1. Latindiabolus
  2. Englishdevil in music

Calque of Latin diabolus in mūsicā.

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