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The '''meantone family''' is the family of [[rank-2 temperament]]s that [[tempering out|temper out]] the syntonic comma, [[81/80]], and thus can all be seen as [[extension]]s of [[meantone]].  
The '''meantone family''' is the family of [[rank-2 temperament]]s that [[tempering out|temper out]] the syntonic comma, [[81/80]], and thus can all be seen as [[extension]]s of [[meantone]].  
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Meantone is characterized by an [[2/1|octave]] [[period]], a [[3/2|fifth]] [[generator]], and the relationship that four fifths go to make up a [[5/1|5th harmonic]].
Meantone is characterized by an [[octave]] [[period]], a [[3/2|fifth]] [[generator]], and the relationship that four fifths go to make up a [[5/1|5th harmonic]].


[[Subgroup]]: 2.3.5
[[Subgroup]]: 2.3.5
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[[Category:Temperament families]]
[[Category:Temperament families]
[[Category:Meantone family| ]] <!-- main article -->
[[Category:Meantone family| ]] <!-- main article -->
[[Category:Meantone| ]] <!-- key article -->
[[Category:Meantone| ]] <!-- key article -->
[[Category:Rank 2]]
[[Category:Temperament families]]
[[Category:Catalogs of rank-2 temperaments]]
[[Category:Listen]]
[[Category:Listen]]