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- US Pronunciation
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- [pen-tuh-toh-niz-uh m, -to-]
- /ˈpɛn tə toʊˌnɪz əm, -tɒ-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pen-tuh-toh-niz-uh m, -to-]
- /ˈpɛn tə toʊˌnɪz əm, -tɒ-/
Definition of pentatonism word
- noun pentatonism the use of a five-tone scale. 1
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Origin of pentatonism
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
1965-70; pentaton(ic) + -ism
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Parts of speech for Pentatonism
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pentatonism popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
pentatonism usage trend in Literature
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