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In languages other than English, the original conceptions of "Just Intonation" are more obviously retained in the terms used in those languages: German //Reine Stimmung// (pure, that is, beatless, tuning), Ukrainian //Натуральний стрій// and French //Gamme naturelle// (both referring to the "natural scale", that is, intervals derived from the harmonic series), Italian //Intonazione naturale// (natural intonation, once again intervals derived from harmonic series), and so on.

In the English language, the term "just" referred to "true, correct", and is still used today in this sense, in the crafts. In printing, to "justify" a line of type is to fit it precisely to a certain measure, for example. The original sense, then, was similar to that sense which is clearly retained in other languages as "natural".

In the English language, the term "just" once referred to "true, correct", and is still used today in this sense, in the crafts. In printing, to "justify" a line of type is to fit it precisely to a certain measure, for example. The original sense, then, was similar to that sense which is clearly retained in other languages as "natural".

Of course, a historical description of something as "natural" does not prove that something is "natural." Similarly labeling something "natural" without any ground, especially in the arts, is always very problematic. Nevertheless, the historical meanings of the terms for what we call "Just Intonation" do claim a "natural" status, and Just Intonation is indeed derived from genuine acoustic phenomena. How important, universal, etc., these phenomena are has been a matter of debate for thousands of years.

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In languages other than English, the original conceptions of &quot;Just Intonation&quot; are more obviously retained in the terms used in those languages: German Reine Stimmung (pure, that is, beatless, tuning), Ukrainian Натуральний стрій and French Gamme naturelle (both referring to the &quot;natural scale&quot;, that is, intervals derived from the harmonic series), Italian Intonazione naturale (natural intonation, once again intervals derived from harmonic series), and so on.

In the English language, the term &quot;just&quot; referred to &quot;true, correct&quot;, and is still used today in this sense, in the crafts. In printing, to &quot;justify&quot; a line of type is to fit it precisely to a certain measure, for example. The original sense, then, was similar to that sense which is clearly retained in other languages as &quot;natural&quot;.

In the English language, the term &quot;just&quot; once referred to &quot;true, correct&quot;, and is still used today in this sense, in the crafts. In printing, to &quot;justify&quot; a line of type is to fit it precisely to a certain measure, for example. The original sense, then, was similar to that sense which is clearly retained in other languages as &quot;natural&quot;.

Of course, a historical description of something as &quot;natural&quot; does not prove that something is &quot;natural.&quot; Similarly labeling something &quot;natural&quot; without any ground, especially in the arts, is always very problematic. Nevertheless, the historical meanings of the terms for what we call &quot;Just Intonation&quot; do claim a &quot;natural&quot; status, and Just Intonation is indeed derived from genuine acoustic phenomena. How important, universal, etc., these phenomena are has been a matter of debate for thousands of years.

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 In languages other than English, the original conceptions of "Just Intonation" are more obviously retained in the terms used in those languages: German //Reine Stimmung// (pure, that is, beatless, tuning), Ukrainian //Натуральний стрій// and French //Gamme naturelle// (both referring to the "natural scale", that is, intervals derived from the harmonic series), Italian //Intonazione naturale// (natural intonation, once again intervals derived from harmonic series), and so on.
-In the English language, the term "just" referred to "true, correct", and is still used today in this sense, in the crafts. In printing, to "justify" a line of type is to fit it precisely to a certain measure, for example. The original sense, then, was similar to that sense which is clearly retained in other languages as "natural".
+In the English language, the term "just" once referred to "true, correct", and is still used today in this sense, in the crafts. In printing, to "justify" a line of type is to fit it precisely to a certain measure, for example. The original sense, then, was similar to that sense which is clearly retained in other languages as "natural".
 Of course, a historical description of something as "natural" does not prove that something is "natural." Similarly labeling something "natural" without any ground, especially in the arts, is always very problematic. Nevertheless, the historical meanings of the terms for what we call "Just Intonation" do claim a "natural" status, and Just Intonation is indeed derived from genuine acoustic phenomena. How important, universal, etc., these phenomena are has been a matter of debate for thousands of years.
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 In languages other than English, the original conceptions of &amp;quot;Just Intonation&amp;quot; are more obviously retained in the terms used in those languages: German &lt;em&gt;Reine Stimmung&lt;/em&gt; (pure, that is, beatless, tuning), Ukrainian &lt;em&gt;Натуральний стрій&lt;/em&gt; and French &lt;em&gt;Gamme naturelle&lt;/em&gt; (both referring to the &amp;quot;natural scale&amp;quot;, that is, intervals derived from the harmonic series), Italian &lt;em&gt;Intonazione naturale&lt;/em&gt; (natural intonation, once again intervals derived from harmonic series), and so on.&lt;br /&gt;
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-In the English language, the term &amp;quot;just&amp;quot; referred to &amp;quot;true, correct&amp;quot;, and is still used today in this sense, in the crafts. In printing, to &amp;quot;justify&amp;quot; a line of type is to fit it precisely to a certain measure, for example. The original sense, then, was similar to that sense which is clearly retained in other languages as &amp;quot;natural&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
+In the English language, the term &amp;quot;just&amp;quot; once referred to &amp;quot;true, correct&amp;quot;, and is still used today in this sense, in the crafts. In printing, to &amp;quot;justify&amp;quot; a line of type is to fit it precisely to a certain measure, for example. The original sense, then, was similar to that sense which is clearly retained in other languages as &amp;quot;natural&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 Of course, a historical description of something as &amp;quot;natural&amp;quot; does not prove that something is &amp;quot;natural.&amp;quot; Similarly labeling something &amp;quot;natural&amp;quot; without any ground, especially in the arts, is always very problematic. Nevertheless, the historical meanings of the terms for what we call &amp;quot;Just Intonation&amp;quot; do claim a &amp;quot;natural&amp;quot; status, and Just Intonation is indeed derived from genuine acoustic phenomena. How important, universal, etc., these phenomena are has been a matter of debate for thousands of years.&lt;br /&gt;