diapason

French

noun
Definitions
  • (music) range, diapasondiapason
  • (countable) a tuning fork

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diapason derived from Ancient Greek διαπασῶν.

Origin

Ancient Greek

διαπασῶν

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