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devil in music

devil in music noun: the tritone.

Noun

devil in music

  1. (informal) The tritone.

Synonyms of devil in music

Origin of devil in music

Calque of Latin diabolus in mūsicā.

Questions about devil in music

What does devil in music mean?
Devil in music means the tritone.
What part of speech is devil in music?
Devil in music is a noun.

Words near devil in music in the dictionary

  1. devil frog
  2. devil frogs
  3. devil grass
  4. devil grasses
  5. devil in disguise
  6. devil in music
  7. devil in one's eyes
  8. devil is beating his wife and marrying his daughter
  9. devil is kissing his wife
  10. devil lies in the details
  11. devil negation

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