DIAPENTE

Etymology

Noun

diapente (plural diapentes)

(music, obsolete) The interval of the fifth.

(medicine, obsolete) A composition of five ingredients.

Anagrams

• neap tide, neaptide

Source: Wiktionary


Di`a*pen"te, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. diapente.]

1. (Anc. Mus.)

Definition: The interval of the fifth.

2. (Med.)

Definition: A composition of five ingredients.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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