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DITONE
Etymology
Noun
ditone (plural ditones)
(obsolete, music) An interval of two tones
Usage notes
• The closest modern interval is the major third - a major tone plus a minor tone.
Anagrams
• done it, intoed, ointed
Source: Wiktionary
Di"tone`, n. Etym: [Gr. (Mus.)
Definition: The Greek major third, which comprehend two major tones (the modern major third contains one major and one minor whole tone).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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