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1. (n.) diapason
a full, rich outpouring of melodious sound.
2. diapason
the compass of a voice or instrument.
3. diapason
a fixed standard of pitch.
4. diapason
a principal stop of a pipe organ extending through the range of the instrument.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME diapasoun < L diapāsōn the whole octave < Gk dià pāsôn (chordôn) through all (the notes), short for hē dià pāsôn chordôn symphōnía the concord through all the notes of the scale)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) diapason, diapason stop
either of the two main stops on a pipe organ
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) diapason
the octave, or interval which includes all the tones of the diatonic scale
2. (noun) diapason
concord, as of notes an octave apart; harmony
3. (noun) diapason
the entire compass of tones
4. (noun) diapason
a standard of pitch; a tuning fork; as, the French normal diapason
5. (noun) diapason
one of certain stops in the organ, so called because they extend through the scale of the instrument. They are of several kinds, as open diapason, stopped diapason, double diapason, and the like
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