enharmonic
ADJECTIVE
Music
1Relating to or denoting notes which are the same in
pitch (in modern tuning) though bearing different names (e.g. F sharp and G
flat or B and C flat)
‘double flats and double sharps are replaced by their
enharmonic equivalents in harp music’
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1.1 Of or having intervals smaller than a semitone
(e.g. between notes such as F sharp and G flat, in systems of tuning which
distinguish them).
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Origin
Early 17th century (designating ancient Greek music
based on a tetrachord divided into two quarter-tones and a major third): via
late Latin from Greek enarmonikos, from en- ‘in’ + harmonia ‘harmony’.
Pronunciation
enharmonic/ˌɛnhɑːˈmɒnɪk/
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