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== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
Observably, ''superleap'' is a contraction of ''superpyth'' and ''leapday'', referring to the two rank-2 temperaments that temper out this comma.  
''Superleap'' is a contraction of ''superpyth'' and ''leapday'', referring to the two rank-2 temperaments that temper out this comma.
 
The etymology for ''biome'' is unknown, but it is certainly related to biome and the Biosphere, which might be analogous to island temperament and [[the Archipelago]].


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of superparticular intervals]]
* [[List of superparticular intervals]]
[[Category:Commas with unknown etymology]]
[[Category:Commas named by combining multiple temperament names]]