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augmented fifths

augmented fifths is the plural of augmented fifth.

Meaning of augmented fifth

Noun

augmented fifth (plural augmented fifths)

  1. A musical interval made by widening a perfect fifth by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of eight semitones, spans five degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a minor sixth.
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Questions about augmented fifths

What is augmented fifths the plural of?
Augmented fifths is the plural of augmented fifth.

Words near augmented fifths in the dictionary

  1. augmentatives
  2. augmented
  3. augmented assignment
  4. augmented assignments
  5. augmented fifth
  6. augmented fifths
  7. augmented fourth
  8. augmented fourths
  9. augmented interval
  10. augmented intervals
  11. augmented matrix

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