Diapente

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diapente \Di`a*pen"te\ (-p[e^]n"t[-e]), n. [L., fr. Gr.
     dia`pente a fifth; dia` through + pe`nte five: cf. F.
     diapente.]
     1. (Anc. Mus.) The interval of the fifth.
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     2. (Med.) A composition of five ingredients.
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