Hexachord

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

  Hexachord \Hex"a*chord\, n. [Hexa- + Gr. ? string, chord: cf. F.
     hexacorde.] (Mus.)
     A series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and
     fourth, the other intervals being whole tones.
     [1913 Webster]