heptatonic

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adjective

Describing a mode or scale that has seven pitches in an octave

OriginEnglish tonic ← Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) ← Proto-Hellenic *tónos →
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Meanings

adjectiveheptatonic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentDescribing a mode or scale that has seven pitches in an octave

Origin

  1. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  2. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  4. Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
  5. Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
  6. Englishhepta-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*tónos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*tónos
  10. Ancient Greekτόνος (tónos)
  11. Ancient Greekτονῐκός (tonĭkós)
  12. Englishtonic
  13. Englishheptatonic

From hepta- + tonic.

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Translations

Dutch heptatonisch
  • heptatonischheptatonic
German heptatonisch
  • heptatonischheptatonic
Italian eptatonico
  • eptatonicoheptatonic
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APA

heptatonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptatonic

MLA

“heptatonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptatonic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heptatonic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptatonic.

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