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'''TAMNAMS''' (~~read as "tame names";~~ from '''''T'''emperament-'''A'''gnostic '''M'''os '''NAM'''ing '''S'''ystem''), devised by the XA Discord in 2021, is a system of temperament-agnostic names for scales—primarily [[Octave equivalence|octave-equivalent]] [[moment of symmetry]] scales—as well as their their intervals, their associated generator ranges, and the ratios describing the proportions of large and small steps.

'''TAMNAMS''' (from '''''T'''emperament-'''A'''gnostic '''M'''os '''NAM'''ing '''S'''ystem'', read as /teɪmneɪmz/ or /tæmnæmz/), devised by the XA Discord in 2021, is a system of temperament-agnostic names for scales—primarily [[Octave equivalence|octave-equivalent]] [[moment of symmetry]] scales—as well as their their intervals, their associated generator ranges, and the ratios describing the proportions of large and small steps.

The goal of TAMNAMS is to allow musicians and theorists to discuss moment-of-symmetry scales, or mosses, independent of the language of [[regular temperament theory]]. For example, the names ''flattone[7]'', ''meantone[7]'', ''pythagorean[7]'', and ''superpyth[7]'' all describe the same step pattern of 5L 2s, with different proportions of large and small steps. Under TAMNAMS parlance, these names can be described broadly as ''soft 5L 2s'' (for flattone and meantone) and ''hard 5L 2s'' (for pythagorean and superpyth). For discussions of the step pattern itself, the name ''5L 2s'' or, in this example, ''diatonic'', is used.

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{| class="wikitable center-all"

|+ style="font-size: 110%;" | TAMNAMS moss names

|-

! colspan="5" | 6-note mosses

|-

! Pattern !! Name !! Prefix<ref name="prefix">used in interval, degree and mode names, e.g. ''perfect 3-oneirostep, perfect 3-oneirodegree, oneiro-3-up''</ref> !! Abbr.<ref name="abbr">written abbreviations of prefixes, e.g. ''P3oneis, P3oneid, onei-3|4''</ref> !! Etymology

! Pattern !! Name !! Prefix<ref group="note" name="prefix">used in interval, degree and mode names, e.g. ''perfect 3-oneirostep, perfect 3-oneirodegree, oneiro-3-up''</ref> !! Abbr.<ref group="note" name="abbr">written abbreviations of prefixes, e.g. ''P3oneis, P3oneid, onei-3|4''</ref> !! Etymology

|-

| [[1L 5s]] || antimachinoid || amech- || amk || Opposite pattern of machinoid.

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! Pattern !! Name !! Prefix !! Abbr. !! Etymology

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| [[1L 6s]] || onyx || on- || on || Sounds like "one-six" depending on one's pronunciation; also called ''anti-archeotonic<ref name="anti-name">Alternate name based on the name of its sister mos, with anti- prefix added.</ref>''.

| [[1L 6s]] || onyx || on- || on || Sounds like "one-six" depending on one's pronunciation; also called ''anti-archeotonic<ref group="note" name="anti-name">Alternate name based on the name of its sister mos, with anti- prefix added.</ref>''.

|-

| [[2L 5s]] || antidiatonic || pel- || pel || Opposite Pattern of diatonic;pel- is from pelog.

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| [[5L 2s]] || diatonic || dia- || dia ||

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| [[6L 1s]] || archaeotonic || arch- || arc || Originally a name for 13edo's 6L 1s scale; also called ''archæotonic/archeotonic<ref name="spelling">Spelling variant.</ref>''.

| [[6L 1s]] || archaeotonic || arch- || arc || Originally a name for 13edo's 6L 1s scale; also called ''archæotonic/archeotonic<ref group="note" name="spelling">Spelling variant.</ref>''.

|-

! colspan="5" | 8-note mosses

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| [[3L 5s]] || checkertonic || check- || chk || From the [[Kite Giedraitis's Categorizations of 41edo Scales|Kite guitar checkerboard scale]].

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| [[4L 4s]] || tetrawood || tetrawd- || ttw || Blackwood[10] and whitewood[14] generalized to 4 periods; also called ''diminished<ref name="unofficial2">Common name no longer recommend by TAMNAMS due to risk of ambiguity. Provided for reference.</ref>.''

| [[4L 4s]] || tetrawood || tetrawd- || ttw || Blackwood[10] and whitewood[14] generalized to 4 periods; also called ''diminished<ref group="note" name="unofficial2">Common name no longer recommend by TAMNAMS due to risk of ambiguity. Provided for reference.</ref>.''

|-

| [[5L 3s]] || oneirotonic || oneiro- || onei || Originally a name for 13edo's 5L 3s scale; also called ''oneiro''<ref>Shortened form of name.</ref>.

| [[5L 3s]] || oneirotonic || oneiro- || onei || Originally a name for 13edo's 5L 3s scale; also called ''oneiro''<ref group="note">Shortened form of name.</ref>.

|-

| [[6L 2s]] || ekic || ek- || ek || From [[echidna]] and [[hedgehog]] temperaments.

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| [[6L 3s]] || hyrulic || hyru- || hy || References [[triforce]] temperament.

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| [[7L 2s]] || armotonic || arm- || arm || From [[Armodue]] theory; also called ''superdiatonic<ref name="unofficial2" />.''

| [[7L 2s]] || armotonic || arm- || arm || From [[Armodue]] theory; also called ''superdiatonic<ref group="note" name="unofficial2" />.''

|-

| [[8L 1s]] || subneutralic || blu- || blu || Derived from the generator being between supraminor and neutral quality; blu- is from [[bleu]] temperament.

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| [[7L 3s]] || dicoid || dico- || di || From [[Dicot family#Dichotic|dichotic]] and [[dicot]] (dicoid) exotemperaments; pronounced /'daɪˌkɔɪd/.

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| [[8L 2s]] || taric || tara- || ta || Sister mos of 2L 8s; based off of [[wikipedia:Hindustani_numerals|Hindi]] word for 18 (aṭhārah), since 18edo contains basic 8L 2s.

| [[8L 2s]] || taric || tara- || ta || Sister mos of 2L 8s; based off of the [[wikipedia:Hindustani_numerals|Hindi]] word for 18 (aṭhārah), since 18edo contains basic 8L 2s.

|-

| [[9L 1s]] || sinatonic || sina- || si || Derived from the generator being within the range of a [[sinaic]].

|}

~~<references />~~

=== Expansion to smaller mosses ===

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=== Reasoning for mos pattern names ===

{{Main|{{ROOTPAGENAME}}/Appendix#Reasoning for mos pattern names}}

== Notes ==

[[Category:TAMNAMS]]

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 {{Mbox|text=The content of this page is maintained by '''members of the Xenharmonic Alliance Discord'''. If you have any questions, spot any errors, or have any suggestions, be sure to ask there!}}
-'''TAMNAMS''' (read as "tame names"; from '''''T'''emperament-'''A'''gnostic '''M'''os '''NAM'''ing '''S'''ystem''), devised by the XA Discord in 2021, is a system of temperament-agnostic names for scales—primarily [[Octave equivalence|octave-equivalent]] [[moment of symmetry]] scales—as well as their their intervals, their associated generator ranges, and the ratios describing the proportions of large and small steps.
+'''TAMNAMS''' (from '''''T'''emperament-'''A'''gnostic '''M'''os '''NAM'''ing '''S'''ystem'', read as /teɪmneɪmz/ or /tæmnæmz/), devised by the XA Discord in 2021, is a system of temperament-agnostic names for scales—primarily [[Octave equivalence|octave-equivalent]] [[moment of symmetry]] scales—as well as their their intervals, their associated generator ranges, and the ratios describing the proportions of large and small steps.
 The goal of TAMNAMS is to allow musicians and theorists to discuss moment-of-symmetry scales, or mosses, independent of the language of [[regular temperament theory]]. For example, the names ''flattone[7]'', ''meantone[7]'', ''pythagorean[7]'', and ''superpyth[7]'' all describe the same step pattern of 5L&nbsp;2s, with different proportions of large and small steps. Under TAMNAMS parlance, these names can be described broadly as ''soft 5L&nbsp;2s'' (for flattone and meantone) and ''hard 5L&nbsp;2s'' (for pythagorean and superpyth). For discussions of the step pattern itself, the name ''5L&nbsp;2s'' or, in this example, ''diatonic'', is used.
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 {| class="wikitable center-all"
 |+ style="font-size: 110%;" | TAMNAMS moss names
+|-
 ! colspan="5" | 6-note mosses
 |-
-! Pattern !! Name !! Prefix<ref name="prefix">used in interval, degree and mode names, e.g. ''perfect 3-oneirostep, perfect 3-oneirodegree, oneiro-3-up''</ref> !! Abbr.<ref name="abbr">written abbreviations of prefixes, e.g. ''P3oneis, P3oneid, onei-3|4''</ref> !! Etymology
+! Pattern !! Name !! Prefix<ref group="note" name="prefix">used in interval, degree and mode names, e.g. ''perfect 3-oneirostep, perfect 3-oneirodegree, oneiro-3-up''</ref> !! Abbr.<ref group="note" name="abbr">written abbreviations of prefixes, e.g. ''P3oneis, P3oneid, onei-3|4''</ref> !! Etymology
 |-
 | [[1L&nbsp;5s]] || antimachinoid || amech- || amk || Opposite pattern of machinoid.
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 ! Pattern !! Name !! Prefix !! Abbr. !! Etymology
 |-
-| [[1L&nbsp;6s]] || onyx || on- || on || Sounds like "one-six" depending on one's pronunciation; also called ''anti-archeotonic<ref name="anti-name">Alternate name based on the name of its sister mos, with anti- prefix added.</ref>''.
+| [[1L&nbsp;6s]] || onyx || on- || on || Sounds like "one-six" depending on one's pronunciation; also called ''anti-archeotonic<ref group="note" name="anti-name">Alternate name based on the name of its sister mos, with anti- prefix added.</ref>''.
 |-
 | [[2L&nbsp;5s]] || antidiatonic || pel- || pel || Opposite Pattern of diatonic;pel- is from pelog.
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 | [[5L&nbsp;2s]] || diatonic || dia- || dia ||
 |-
-| [[6L&nbsp;1s]] || archaeotonic || arch- || arc || Originally a name for 13edo's 6L&nbsp;1s scale; also called ''archæotonic/archeotonic<ref name="spelling">Spelling variant.</ref>''.
+| [[6L&nbsp;1s]] || archaeotonic || arch- || arc || Originally a name for 13edo's 6L&nbsp;1s scale; also called ''archæotonic/archeotonic<ref group="note" name="spelling">Spelling variant.</ref>''.
 |-
 ! colspan="5" | 8-note mosses
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 | [[3L&nbsp;5s]] || checkertonic || check- || chk || From the [[Kite Giedraitis's Categorizations of 41edo Scales|Kite guitar checkerboard scale]].
 |-
-| [[4L&nbsp;4s]] || tetrawood || tetrawd- || ttw || Blackwood[10] and whitewood[14] generalized to 4 periods; also called ''diminished<ref name="unofficial2">Common name no longer recommend by TAMNAMS due to risk of ambiguity. Provided for reference.</ref>.''
+| [[4L&nbsp;4s]] || tetrawood || tetrawd- || ttw || Blackwood[10] and whitewood[14] generalized to 4 periods; also called ''diminished<ref group="note" name="unofficial2">Common name no longer recommend by TAMNAMS due to risk of ambiguity. Provided for reference.</ref>.''
 |-
-| [[5L&nbsp;3s]] || oneirotonic || oneiro- || onei || Originally a name for 13edo's 5L&nbsp;3s scale; also called ''oneiro''<ref>Shortened form of name.</ref>.
+| [[5L&nbsp;3s]] || oneirotonic || oneiro- || onei || Originally a name for 13edo's 5L&nbsp;3s scale; also called ''oneiro''<ref group="note">Shortened form of name.</ref>.
 |-
 | [[6L&nbsp;2s]] || ekic || ek- || ek || From [[echidna]] and [[hedgehog]] temperaments.
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 | [[6L&nbsp;3s]] || hyrulic || hyru- || hy || References [[triforce]] temperament.
 |-
-| [[7L&nbsp;2s]] || armotonic || arm- || arm || From [[Armodue]] theory; also called ''superdiatonic<ref name="unofficial2" />.''
+| [[7L&nbsp;2s]] || armotonic || arm- || arm || From [[Armodue]] theory; also called ''superdiatonic<ref group="note" name="unofficial2" />.''
 |-
 | [[8L&nbsp;1s]] || subneutralic || blu- || blu || Derived from the generator being between supraminor and neutral quality; blu- is from [[bleu]] temperament.
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 | [[7L&nbsp;3s]] || dicoid || dico- || di || From [[Dicot family#Dichotic|dichotic]] and [[dicot]] (dicoid) exotemperaments; pronounced /'daɪˌkɔɪd/.
 |-
-| [[8L&nbsp;2s]] || taric || tara- || ta || Sister mos of 2L&nbsp;8s; based off of [[wikipedia:Hindustani_numerals|Hindi]] word for 18 (aṭhārah), since 18edo contains basic 8L&nbsp;2s.
+| [[8L&nbsp;2s]] || taric || tara- || ta || Sister mos of 2L&nbsp;8s; based off of the [[wikipedia:Hindustani_numerals|Hindi]] word for 18 (aṭhārah), since 18edo contains basic 8L&nbsp;2s.
 |-
 | [[9L&nbsp;1s]] || sinatonic || sina- || si || Derived from the generator being within the range of a [[sinaic]].
 |}
-<references />
 === Expansion to smaller mosses ===
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 === Reasoning for mos pattern names ===
 {{Main|{{ROOTPAGENAME}}/Appendix#Reasoning for mos pattern names}}
+== Notes ==
+<references group="note" />
 [[Category:TAMNAMS]]