tetrachordal

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adjective

Relating to a tetrachord.

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Meanings

adjectivetetrachordal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentRelating to a tetrachord.

    The tune is Hypo-Phrygian, which resembles the Prophetic mode; the melodic line has a tetrachordal curve and consists of four bar periods with a coda of two bars.

    1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 376

Origin

From tetrachord + -al.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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