heptachord

[ hep-tuh-kawrd ]

noun
  1. a musical scale of seven notes.

  2. an interval of a seventh.

  1. an ancient Greek stringed instrument.

Origin of heptachord

1
From the Greek word heptáchordos, dating back to 1720–30. See hepta-, chord1

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