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===Flattone:===  
===Flattone:===  
Origin:
Origin: Gene Smith
Meaning: A variant of meantone in which the whole tone is flatter than in septimal meantone.
Meaning: A variant of meantone in which the whole tone is flatter than in septimal meantone.


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===Godzilla:===  
===Godzilla:===  
Named by GENE SMITH after a Japanese fictional monster. Reason unknown.
Named by GENE SMITH after a Japanese fictional monster; part of the daikaiju series of names for temperaments with an approximate 8/7 as generator.


===Hanson:===  
===Hanson:===  
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===Injera:===  
===Injera:===  
Origin: Paul Erlich
Meaning: Named after an Ethiopian flatbread because 26edo represents it well, and the Ethiopian alphabet has 26 consonants.
Meaning: Named after an Ethiopian flatbread because 26edo represents it well, and the Ethiopian alphabet has 26 consonants.


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===**Magic**:===  
===**Magic**:===  
Origin: Graham Breed?
Origin: Graham Breed
The "mag-" prefix stands for "major third."
The "mag-" prefix stands for "major third."


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===Mothra:===  
===Mothra:===  
Named by GENE SMITH after a Japanese fictional monster. Reason unknown.
Named by GENE SMITH after a Japanese fictional monster. A daikaiju name for a temperament with ~8/7 generator.


===Negri ("negripent", "negrisept"):===  
===Negri ("negripent", "negrisept"):===  
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===Rodan:===  
===Rodan:===  
Named by GENE SMITH after a Japanese fictional monster. Reason unknown.
Named by GENE SMITH after a Japanese fictional monster. A daikaiju name, from the 8/7 generator.


===Semaphore:===  
===Semaphore:===  
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:20:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc10"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Flattone:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:20 --&gt;Flattone:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:20:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc10"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Flattone:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:20 --&gt;Flattone:&lt;/h3&gt;
  Origin:&lt;br /&gt;
  Origin: Gene Smith&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: A variant of meantone in which the whole tone is flatter than in septimal meantone.&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: A variant of meantone in which the whole tone is flatter than in septimal meantone.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:24:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc12"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Godzilla:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:24 --&gt;Godzilla:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:24:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc12"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Godzilla:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:24 --&gt;Godzilla:&lt;/h3&gt;
  Named by GENE SMITH after a Japanese fictional monster. Reason unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
  Named by GENE SMITH after a Japanese fictional monster; part of the daikaiju series of names for temperaments with an approximate 8/7 as generator.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:26:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc13"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Hanson:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:26 --&gt;Hanson:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:26:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc13"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Hanson:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:26 --&gt;Hanson:&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:32:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc16"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Injera:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:32 --&gt;Injera:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:32:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc16"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Injera:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:32 --&gt;Injera:&lt;/h3&gt;
  Meaning: Named after an Ethiopian flatbread because 26edo represents it well, and the Ethiopian alphabet has 26 consonants.&lt;br /&gt;
  Origin: Paul Erlich&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: Named after an Ethiopian flatbread because 26edo represents it well, and the Ethiopian alphabet has 26 consonants.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:34:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc17"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Mabila:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:34 --&gt;Mabila:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:34:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc17"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Mabila:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:34 --&gt;Mabila:&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:38:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc19"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Magic:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:38 --&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Magic&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:38:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc19"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Magic:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:38 --&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Magic&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/h3&gt;
  Origin: Graham Breed?&lt;br /&gt;
  Origin: Graham Breed&lt;br /&gt;
The &amp;quot;mag-&amp;quot; prefix stands for &amp;quot;major third.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
The &amp;quot;mag-&amp;quot; prefix stands for &amp;quot;major third.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:48:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc24"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Mothra:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:48 --&gt;Mothra:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:48:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc24"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Mothra:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:48 --&gt;Mothra:&lt;/h3&gt;
  Named by GENE SMITH after a Japanese fictional monster. Reason unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
  Named by GENE SMITH after a Japanese fictional monster. A daikaiju name for a temperament with ~8/7 generator.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:50:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc25"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Negri (&amp;quot;negripent&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;negrisept&amp;quot;):"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:50 --&gt;Negri (&amp;quot;negripent&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;negrisept&amp;quot;):&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:50:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc25"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Negri (&amp;quot;negripent&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;negrisept&amp;quot;):"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:50 --&gt;Negri (&amp;quot;negripent&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;negrisept&amp;quot;):&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:62:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc31"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Rodan:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:62 --&gt;Rodan:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:62:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc31"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Rodan:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:62 --&gt;Rodan:&lt;/h3&gt;
  Named by GENE SMITH after a Japanese fictional monster. Reason unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
  Named by GENE SMITH after a Japanese fictional monster. A daikaiju name, from the 8/7 generator.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:64:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc32"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Semaphore:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:64 --&gt;Semaphore:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:64:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc32"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Semaphore:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:64 --&gt;Semaphore:&lt;/h3&gt;
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