Definition of diatonic Diatonic
/dajˌʌtɑˈnɪk/ - [dayutanik] - di•a•ton•ic
We found 5 definitions of diatonic from 4 different sources.
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What does diatonic mean?
WordNet
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| diatonic - based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals | ||
| music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" | ||
| diatonic - based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- diatonic (a.)
Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which is the octave of the first.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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diatonic
dī-a-ton′ik, adj. proceeding by the tones and intervals of the natural scale in music.—adv. Diaton′ically. [Gr.,—dia, through, tonos, tone.]
