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4-3 suspensions

4-3 suspensions is the plural of 4-3 suspension.

Meaning of 4-3 suspension

Noun

4-3 suspension (plural 4-3 suspensions)

  1. A musical device, commonplace in the Western classical tradition, whereby a suspension is formed through a note a fourth above the bass which resolves to a third.

Questions about 4-3 suspensions

What is 4-3 suspensions the plural of?
4-3 suspensions is the plural of 4-3 suspension.

Words near 4-3 suspensions in the dictionary

  1. 4-2-2
  2. 4-2-2s
  3. 4-2-4
  4. 4-2-4s
  5. 4-3 suspension
  6. 4-3 suspensions
  7. 4-3-3
  8. 4-4-0
  9. 4-4-0s
  10. 4-4-2
  11. 4-4-2s

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