semidiapente

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US/ˌsɛmiˌdaɪəˈpɛnti/US/ˌsɛmaɪˌdaɪəˈpɛnti/

noun

A diminished fifth.

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Meanings

nounsemidiapente (plural semidiapentes)

plural semidiapentes

  1. archaicentertainmentA diminished fifth.

    It will have its true ratio from the tritone and the major semitone, but not from that of the semidiapente and the minor semitone, as the next calculation shows.

    2003, Vincenzo Galilei, Dialogue on Ancient and Modern Music (translated from Italian by Claude V. Palisca)

Origin

From semi- + diapente.

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

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Chicago

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