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Many theorists caution against using the term ''xenharmonic'' for non-Western traditions that use non-12edo tunings. This is because the prefix ''xen-'' denotes otherness, so calling those traditions ''xenharmonic'' implies they are "exotic", and that Western 12edo music is "normal".

To avoid unintentionally spreading such misconceptions, theorists often use ''xenharmonic'' only to mean ''Western'' non-12edo traditions~~. With~~ ''microtonal'' being a broader catch-all term that also includes non-Western traditions too.

To avoid unintentionally spreading such misconceptions, theorists often use ''xenharmonic'' only to mean ''Western'' non-12edo traditions, with ''microtonal'' being a broader catch-all term that also includes non-Western traditions too.

Because the prefix ''xen-'' denotes otherness, many theorists also caution against using ''xenharmonic'' to describe tunings that are very similar to 12edo, on the grounds that they do not really exhibit that "otherness".

Some theorists, for example, would argue that [[historical temperaments]] like meantone are not xenharmonic, because they follow almost identical rules to 12edo and sound very similar to it too. They would argue that only tunings which deviate significantly from 12edo, like [[11edo]], [[Bohlen–Pierce]] or [[orwell]], are truly xenharmonic.

Some theorists, for example, would argue that [[historical temperaments]] like meantone are not xenharmonic, because they follow almost identical rules to 12edo and sound very similar to it too. They would argue that only tunings which deviate significantly from 12edo, like [[11edo]], [[Bohlen–Pierce]] or [[orwell]], are truly xenharmonic. Xenharmony, of course, can be conceived as a spectrum of increasing distinction from 12edo in terms of tuning as well as ''how'' that tuning may be used in a piece of music.

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 Many theorists caution against using the term ''xenharmonic'' for non-Western traditions that use non-12edo tunings. This is because the prefix ''xen-'' denotes otherness, so calling those traditions ''xenharmonic'' implies they are "exotic", and that Western 12edo music is "normal".
-To avoid unintentionally spreading such misconceptions, theorists often use ''xenharmonic'' only to mean ''Western'' non-12edo traditions. With ''microtonal'' being a broader catch-all term that also includes non-Western traditions too.
+To avoid unintentionally spreading such misconceptions, theorists often use ''xenharmonic'' only to mean ''Western'' non-12edo traditions, with ''microtonal'' being a broader catch-all term that also includes non-Western traditions too.
 Because the prefix ''xen-'' denotes otherness, many theorists also caution against using ''xenharmonic'' to describe tunings that are very similar to 12edo, on the grounds that they do not really exhibit that "otherness".
-Some theorists, for example, would argue that [[historical temperaments]] like meantone are not xenharmonic, because they follow almost identical rules to 12edo and sound very similar to it too. They would argue that only tunings which deviate significantly from 12edo, like [[11edo]], [[Bohlen–Pierce]] or [[orwell]], are truly xenharmonic.
+Some theorists, for example, would argue that [[historical temperaments]] like meantone are not xenharmonic, because they follow almost identical rules to 12edo and sound very similar to it too. They would argue that only tunings which deviate significantly from 12edo, like [[11edo]], [[Bohlen–Pierce]] or [[orwell]], are truly xenharmonic. Xenharmony, of course, can be conceived as a spectrum of increasing distinction from 12edo in terms of tuning as well as ''how'' that tuning may be used in a piece of music.
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