di·a·schis·ma | \ ˌdīəˈskizmə \
plural -s
Definition of diaschisma
1 : one of several minute intervals in ancient Greek music
2 : a small musical interval (such as that between C and D double flat in pure intonation) that together with the schisma comprises the syntonic comma
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