meantone system

[meen-tohn]

meantone system

[meen-tohn]
noun Music.
a system for tuning keyboard instruments, used before the development of tuning by equal temperament and considered practical only for tonalities of not more than two sharps or flats.

Origin:
1790–1800; mean3 + tone
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Meantone system is always a great word to know.
So is dominant seventh. Does it mean:
rest equal in time value to a half note
contains a dominant chord, major third, perfect fifth and a minor seventh
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