Heptachord

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

  Heptachord \Hep"ta*chord\, n. [Gr. "epta`chordos seven-stringed;
     "epta` seven + chordh` chord: cf. F. heptacorde. See {Seven},
     and {Chord}.]
     1. (Anc. Mus.)
        (a) A system of seven sounds.
        (b) A lyre with seven chords.


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     2. (Anc. Poet.) A composition sung to the sound of seven
        chords or tones. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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