dijapazon

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diapason, from Ancient Greek διαπασῶν (diapasôn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dijapǎzoːn/
• Hyphenation: di‧ja‧pa‧zon

Noun

dijapàzōn m (Cyrillic spelling дијапа̀зо̄н)

1. (music) the range of a musical instrument (chromatic range) or human voice (vocal range)
2. (figurative) the breadth and scope of someone's achievements or of a learned/acquired aspect of their personality; e.g. interests, opinions, abilities, knowledge

References

• “dijapazon”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025