hexachord

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Noun
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hex=a=chord

CIDE DICTIONARY

hexachordn. [Hexa- + Gr. string, chord: cf. F. hexacorde.].
     A series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hexachord, n. a diatonic series of six notes with a semitone between the third and fourth, used at three different pitches in medieval music.

Etymology
HEXA- + CHORD(1)

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