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 Definitions of tetrachord  [ˈtɛ trəˌkɔrd]  

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Definition of 'tetrachord' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) tetrachord
a diatonic series of four tones, the first and last separated by a perfect fourth.

Etymology:  (1595–1605; < Gk tetráchordos having four strings. See tetra -, chord1)

Definition of 'tetrachord' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) tetrachord
a scale series of four sounds, of which the extremes, or first and last, constituted a fourth. These extremes were immutable; the two middle sounds were changeable

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