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Definition of diapason noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

diapason

noun
 
/ˌdaɪəˈpeɪzən/,
 
/ˌdaɪəˈpeɪsən/
 
/ˌdaɪəˈpeɪzən/,
 
/ˌdaɪəˈpeɪsən/
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  1. an organ stop that produces a full loud sound
    Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the interval of an octave): via Latin from Greek dia pasōn (khordōn) ‘through all (notes)’.
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