pandiatonic

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adjective

Formed freely from all degrees of a diatonic scale without regard for their diatonic function, sometimes to the extent of no single pitch being felt as a tonic.

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Meanings

adjectivepandiatonic (comparative more pandiatonic, superlative most pandiatonic)

comparative more pandiatonic · superlative most pandiatonic

  1. entertainmentFormed freely from all degrees of a diatonic scale without regard for their diatonic function, sometimes to the extent of no single pitch being felt as a tonic.

Origin

From pan- + diatonic, coined by Nicolas Slonimsky.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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