Definitions for enharmonic
ˌɛn hɑrˈmɒn ɪken·har·mon·ic

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1. enharmonicadjective

   Describing two or more identical notes that are written differently when in different keys

   C sharp is enharmonic to D flat.

2. enharmonicadjective

   Of or pertaining to a tetrachord

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1. Enharmonic

   In modern musical notation and tuning, an enharmonic equivalent is a note, interval, or key signature that is equivalent to some other note, interval, or key signature but "spelled", or named differently. The enharmonic spelling of a written note, interval, or chord is an alternative way to write that note, interval, or chord. The term is derived from Latin enharmonicus, from Late Latin enarmonius, from Ancient Greek ἐναρμόνιος (enarmónios), from ἐν (en) and ἁρμονία (harmonía).

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1. Enharmonicadjective

   alt. of Enharmonical

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1. Enharmonic

   In modern musical notation and tuning, an enharmonic equivalent is a note, interval, or key signature that is equivalent to some other note, interval, or key signature but "spelled", or named differently. Thus, the enharmonic spelling of a written note, interval, or chord is an alternative way to write that note, interval, or chord. For example, in twelve-tone equal temperament, the notes C♯ and D♭ are enharmonic notes. Namely, they are the same key on a keyboard, and thus they are identical in pitch, although they have different names and different role in harmony and chord progressions. In other words, if two notes have the same pitch but are represented by different letter names and accidentals, they are enharmonic. "Enharmonic intervals are intervals with the same sound that are spelled differently...[resulting], of course, from enharmonic tones." Prior to this modern meaning, "enharmonic" referred to relations in which there is no exact equivalence in pitch between a sharpened note such as F♯ and a flattened note such as G♭. as in enharmonic scale. Some key signatures have an enharmonic equivalent that represents a scale identical in sound but spelled differently. The number of sharps and flats of two enharmonically equivalent keys sum to twelve. For example, the key of B major, with 5 sharps, is enharmonically equivalent to the key of C-flat major with 7 flats, and 5 + 7 = 12. Keys past 7 sharps or flats exist only theoretically and not in practice. The enharmonic keys are six pairs, three major and three minor: B major/C-flat major, G-sharp minor/A-flat minor, F-sharp major/G-flat major, D-sharp minor/E-flat minor, C-sharp major/D-flat major and A-sharp minor/B-flat minor. There are no works composed in keys that require double sharping or double flatting in the key signature, except in jest. In practice, musicians learn and practice 15 major and 15 minor keys, three more than 12 due to the enharmonic spellings.

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1. Enharmonic

   -al, en-har-mon′ik, -al, adj. pertaining to music constructed on a scale containing intervals less than a semitone: pertaining to that scale of music current among the Greeks, in which an interval of 2½ tones was divided into two quarter tones and a major third.—adv. Enharmon′ically. [L.,—Gr.,—en, in, harmonia, harmony.]

How to pronounce enharmonic?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of enharmonic in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of enharmonic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Enharmonic
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enharmonic
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enharmonic
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=enharmonic
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=enharmonic