tritone

[ trahy-tohn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Music.

tritone

/ ˈtraɪˌtəʊn /

Origin of tritone¹

1600–10; < Medieval Latin tritonus < Greek trítonos having three tones. See tri-, tone

I went by tram—M. Virgo and the children escorted me to the bottom of the Via Tritone, and started me.

Even the Fountain of the Tritone hung all over with long spears and pendicles of ice.

He gave the cabman her address and went away on foot down the crowded Tritone towards the city.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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