Meanings
adjectivepentatonic (not comparable)
- not comparableentertainmentBased on five tones.
The middle movement is completely pentatonic, giving it an unusual sound.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
- Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
- Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
- Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
- Englishpenta-
- Proto-Indo-European*ten-
- Proto-Indo-European*tónos
- Proto-Hellenic*tónos
- Ancient Greekτόνος (tónos)
- Ancient Greekτονῐκός (tonĭkós)
- Englishtonic
- Englishpentatonic
Translations
Catalan pentatònic
- pentatònicbased on five notes
Finnish pentatoninen, viisisävelinen
- pentatoninenbased on five notes
- viisisävelinenbased on five notes
French pentatonique
- pentatoniquebased on five notes
Italian pentatonico
- pentatonicobased on five notes
Polish pentatoniczny
- pentatonicznybased on five notes
Russian пентато́нный
- пентато́нный (pentatónnyj)based on five notes
Spanish pentatónico
- pentatónicobased on five notes
Ukrainian пентато́нний
- пентато́нний (pentatónnyj)based on five notes
Cite this entry
APA
pentatonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentatonic
MLA
“pentatonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentatonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentatonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentatonic.
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