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diapason

[dahy-uh-pey-zuhn, -suhn] / ˌdaɪ əˈpeɪ zən, -sən /








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Feldman was fascinated by the organ's principal pipes that produce the thickly textured diapason sounds that are pure organ, as opposed to the myriad other pipes with, say, flute-like or brass-like characters.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2016

Exhibitions were given, the organ of critical praise swelled in diapason.

From Time Magazine Archive

Organist Roosevelt, feeling that his audience was with him, now began pulling out the stops and bearing down on the booming diapason.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the organ sounds its joyous diapason, Cardinal O'Connell will listen with the ears of a notable composer.

From Time Magazine Archive

A mile ahead the wave roared on, its furious crescendo again reduced to a booming diapason.

From The Mystery of The Barranca by Herman Whitaker




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