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''This article is about two different but related interval qualities. For 5-limit major and minor intervals, see [[5/4]], [[6/5]], [[8/5]], and [[5/3]]. For other uses of "pental", see [[Perfect fifth]] and [[5-limit]].''

'''Pental major''' intervals are an interval quality denoting tunings close to ptolemaic major intervals. They are sharper than [[submajor]] intervals and flatter than [[novamajor]] intervals. Likewise, '''pental minor''' intervals are an interval quality denoting tunings close to ptolemaic minor intervals. They are sharper than novaminor intervals and flatter than supraminor intervals. Pental major thirds range from about 375–394{{c}}, and pental minor thirds range from about 308–327{{c}}. Pental intervals may also be known as '''classical''', and the ~~term~~ '''nearmajor''' ~~has~~ also been used, though ~~it refers~~ to a somewhat larger band than the definition given here, bleeding into both the submajor/supraminor and novamajor/novaminor categories.

'''Pental major''' intervals are an interval quality denoting tunings close to ptolemaic major intervals. They are sharper than [[submajor]] intervals and flatter than [[novamajor]] intervals. Likewise, '''pental minor''' intervals are an interval quality denoting tunings close to ptolemaic minor intervals. They are sharper than novaminor intervals and flatter than supraminor intervals. Pental major thirds range from about 375–394{{c}}, and pental minor thirds range from about 308–327{{c}}. Pental intervals may also be known as '''classical''', and the terms '''nearmajor/nearminor''' have also been used, though they refer to a somewhat larger band than the definition given here, bleeding into both the submajor/supraminor and novamajor/novaminor categories.

Common pental major/minor intervals can be found as simple 5-limit intervals, and include:

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 ''This article is about two different but related interval qualities. For 5-limit major and minor intervals, see [[5/4]], [[6/5]], [[8/5]], and [[5/3]]. For other uses of "pental", see [[Perfect fifth]] and [[5-limit]].''
-'''Pental major''' intervals are an interval quality denoting tunings close to ptolemaic major intervals. They are sharper than [[submajor]] intervals and flatter than [[novamajor]] intervals. Likewise, '''pental minor''' intervals are an interval quality denoting tunings close to ptolemaic minor intervals. They are sharper than novaminor intervals and flatter than supraminor intervals. Pental major thirds range from about 375–394{{c}}, and pental minor thirds range from about 308–327{{c}}. Pental intervals may also be known as '''classical''', and the term '''nearmajor''' has also been used, though it refers to a somewhat larger band than the definition given here, bleeding into both the submajor/supraminor and novamajor/novaminor categories.
+'''Pental major''' intervals are an interval quality denoting tunings close to ptolemaic major intervals. They are sharper than [[submajor]] intervals and flatter than [[novamajor]] intervals. Likewise, '''pental minor''' intervals are an interval quality denoting tunings close to ptolemaic minor intervals. They are sharper than novaminor intervals and flatter than supraminor intervals. Pental major thirds range from about 375–394{{c}}, and pental minor thirds range from about 308–327{{c}}. Pental intervals may also be known as '''classical''', and the terms '''nearmajor/nearminor''' have also been used, though they refer to a somewhat larger band than the definition given here, bleeding into both the submajor/supraminor and novamajor/novaminor categories.
 Common pental major/minor intervals can be found as simple 5-limit intervals, and include: