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diesis [ˈdaɪɪsɪs] n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz]
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing another name for double dagger 2. (Music, other) Music a. (in ancient Greek theory) any interval smaller than a whole tone, esp a semitone in the Pythagorean scale b. (in modern theory) the discrepancy of pitch in just intonation between an octave and either a succession of four ascending minor thirds (great diesis), or a succession of three ascending major thirds (minor diesis) [via Latin from Greek: a quarter tone, literally: a sending through, from diienai; the double dagger was originally used in musical notation] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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