PENTATONISM


Meaning of PENTATONISM in English

/pen"teuh toh niz'euhm, -to-/ , n. Music.

the use of a five-tone scale.

Also, pentatonicism /pen'teuh ton"euh siz'euhm/ .

[ 1965-70; PENTATON(IC) + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .