devil in music

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devil in music

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Calque of Latin diabolus in mūsicā.

noun

  1. informal The tritone.

    Similar: devil's interval

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@misc{devil_in_music_2026,
  title = {devil in music},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/devil%20in%20music},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}