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Allowed temperaments redefined (by common use) as MOS scale structures or tuning ranges: | Allowed temperaments redefined (by common use) as MOS scale structures or tuning ranges: | ||
* [[Mavila]] is a commonly enough used word but inaccurate enough that it should be described not as a temperament but as a scale structure, i.e. [[7L 2s]] and its subsets or MODMOSes or extended harmony. It seems Erv Wilson defined mavila as a scale structure. | * [[Mavila]] is a commonly enough used word but inaccurate enough that it should be described not as a temperament but as a scale structure, i.e. [[7L 2s]] and its subsets or MODMOSes or extended harmony. It seems Erv Wilson defined mavila as a scale structure. | ||
* Similarly [[Blackwood]] should be treated not as a temperament but as a synonym of [[5L 5s]] and its associated harmonic framework. (The [[20edo]] 5L 5s scale is often called blackwood, though it has 420¢ thirds). | * Similarly [[Blackwood]] should be treated not as a temperament but as a synonym of [[5L 5s]] and its associated harmonic framework. (The [[20edo]] 5L 5s scale is often called blackwood, though it has 420¢ thirds thus is not a good tuning for blackwood temperament). | ||
A running list of allowed commas: | A running list of allowed commas: | ||