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enharmonic

[ en-hahr-mon-ik ]

adjective

, Music.
  1. having the same pitch in the tempered scale but written in different notation, as G sharp and A flat.


enharmonic

/ ˌɛnhɑːˈmɒnɪk /

adjective

  1. denoting or relating to a small difference in pitch between two notes such as A flat and G sharp: not present in instruments of equal temperament such as the piano, but significant in the intonation of stringed and wind instruments
  2. denoting or relating to enharmonic modulation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌenharˈmonically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • enhar·moni·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of enharmonic1

1590–1600; < Late Latin enharmonicus < Greek enarmónios ( -icus replacing -ios ), equivalent to en- en- 1 + harmoní ( a ) harmony + -os adj. suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of enharmonic1

C17: from Latin enharmonicus, from Greek enarmonios, from en- ² + harmonia; see harmony
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Example Sentences

Give at least one enharmonic spelling for the following notes.

Keys and scales can also be enharmonic.

This is an example of enharmonic spelling.

Two notes are enharmonic if they sound the same on a piano but are named and written differently.

Name the other enharmonic notes that are listed above the black keys on the keyboard in Figure 1.28.

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