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Platonic :: Platonic (n.) A follower of Plato; a Platonist.

Re :: Re () A syllable applied in solmization to the second tone of the diatonic scale of C; in the American system, to the second tone of any diatonic scale..

Platonical :: Platonical (a.) Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical..

Seventh :: Seventh (n.) An interval embracing seven diatonic degrees of the scale.

Neoplatonism :: Neoplatonism (n.) A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was the chief (A. D. 205-270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the last product of Greek philosophy..

Gradation :: Gradation (n.) A diatonic ascending or descending succession of chords.

Platonize :: Platonize (v. t.) To explain by, or accomodate to, the Platonic philosophy..

Surd :: Surd (a.) Uttered, as an element of speech, without tone, or proper vocal sound; voiceless; unintonated; nonvocal; atonic; whispered; aspirated; sharp; hard, as f, p, s, etc.; -- opposed to sonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, //169, 179, 180..

Chromatic :: Chromatic (a.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale..

Fifth :: Fifth (n.) The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key..

Atonic :: Atonic (a.) Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable..

Platonic :: Platonic (a.) Alt. of Platonica.

Tone :: Tone (n.) The larger kind of interval between contiguous sounds in the diatonic scale, the smaller being called a semitone as, a whole tone too flat; raise it a tone..

Sol :: Sol (n.) A syllable applied in solmization to the note G, or to the fifth tone of any diatonic scale..

Neoplatonic :: Neoplatonic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Neoplatonism or the Neoplatonists..

Fourth :: Fourth (n.) The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key..

Diatonic :: Diatonic (a.) Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which is the octave of the first..

Key :: Key (n.) A family of tones whose regular members are called diatonic tones, and named key tone (or tonic) or one (or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five, subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are temporary members of a key, under such names as sharp four, flat seven, etc. Scales and tunes of every variety are made from the tones of a key..

Platonical :: Platonical (a.) Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or opinions..

Diapason :: Diapason (n.) The octave, or interval which includes all the tones of the diatonic scale..

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