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diapason

In music, the principal stop of an organ, which gives the instrument its characteristic tone quality. Diapasons may be ‘open’, producing a bright colour, or ‘stopped’, producing a muffled but sweet tone. The equivalent stop on a German-built instrument is the Prinzipal. In French usage, ‘diapason’ means tuning fork, hence ‘diapason normal’ is the equivalent of concert pitch.
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His murmurs were in the diapason of ordinary roaring.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
de Mazarin jumped by a note and a half to reply above the diapason of his usual voice.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Initiated in low and subdued tones, the sound soon rose in volume to the open diapason of barbaric blood lust.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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