Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hexatonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hex-a-ton-ic
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a mode or scale that has six pitches in an octave.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) English tonic English hexatonic From hexa- + tonic.

Questions

What does hexatonic mean?: Describing a mode or scale that has six pitches in an octave.
Where does hexatonic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) English tonic English hexatonic From hexa- + tonic.

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