diapente

/ ˌdaɪəˈpɛntɪ /

noun

1. music (in classical Greece) the interval of a perfect fifth

Word History and Origins

Origin of diapente¹

C14: from Latin, from Greek dia pente khordōn sumphōnia concord through five notes, from dia through + pente five

Example Sentences

Lexicographer Francisco Sobrino defined ponche or diapente, in 1732, as an English drink made with aguardiente, water, lime and sugar.

From Salon

Dr. Tischendorf might have added that Diapente, or “the Gospel of the Five,” has also been a title applied to this work of Tatian.

From Project Gutenberg

All these instances may, indeed, throw a new light upon the Diapente in the text of Victor, which has so exercised apologists, and lead to the opinion that Tatian's Harmony was not composed out of four Gospels, but out of five.

From Project Gutenberg

In veterinary medicine it is also used as a tonic, and enters into a well-known compound called diapente as a chief ingredient.

From Project Gutenberg

We have seen that in the sixth century it was described by Victor of Capua as Diapente, "by five," instead of "by four."

From Project Gutenberg