Xenharmonic

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Not conforming to the common 12-tone equal temperament. not-comparable

    "The back cover lists "Materials and Services", including Xenharmonikon (cooperation prevails in the xenharmonic world), and persons cooperating in a tape exchange--meaning that if you send a tape of your music, to someone on the list, you get back a tape of their music."

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"The back cover lists "Materials and Services", including Xenharmonikon (cooperation prevails in the xenharmonic world), and persons cooperating in a tape exchange--meaning that if you send a tape of your music, to someone on the list, you get back a tape of their music."

Etymology

Coined by Ivor Darreg, from xen- + harmonic

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