In music, an interval that is half of a ditone, or a minor third; a specific musical interval.
From demi- (half) + ditone (a musical interval of two whole tones). A technical musical term from classical music theory describing precise intervals.
Medieval music theorists got incredibly specific about naming tiny intervals—this word shows how they could split intervals in half and half again, building a mathematical system for describing the exact 'colors' of notes in different chords.
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