hexatonic

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adjective

Describing a mode or scale that has six pitches in an octave.

OriginEnglish tonic ← Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) ← Latin hexa- →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Ancient Greekτονῐκός (tonĭkós)
  8. Englishtonic
  9. Englishhexatonic

From hexa- + tonic.

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APA

hexatonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexatonic

MLA

“hexatonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexatonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexatonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexatonic.

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