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词汇 mean tone
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Definition of mean tone in English:

mean tone

(also mean-tone, meantone)
noun ˈmiːn ˌtəʊn
Music
  • (As two words or hyphenated.) Either of the two equal intervals of a whole tone into which a major third may be divided, used as a basis for tuning keyboard instruments before the general adoption of equal temperament.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Young (1773–1829), physician and natural philosopher. From mean + tone.

Definition of mean tone in US English:

mean tone

(also mean-tone, meantone)
nounˈmiːn ˌtəʊn
Music
  • (As two words or hyphenated.) Either of the two equal intervals of a whole tone into which a major third may be divided, used as a basis for tuning keyboard instruments before the general adoption of equal temperament.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Young (1773–1829), physician and natural philosopher. From mean + tone.

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