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diminished fourths

diminished fourths is the plural of diminished fourth.

Meaning of diminished fourth

Noun

diminished fourth (plural diminished fourths)

  1. A musical interval made by narrowing a perfect fourth by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of four semitones, spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a major third.

Questions about diminished fourths

What is diminished fourths the plural of?
Diminished fourths is the plural of diminished fourth.

Words near diminished fourths in the dictionary

  1. diminished
  2. diminished capacity
  3. diminished fifth
  4. diminished fifths
  5. diminished fourth
  6. diminished fourths
  7. diminished interval
  8. diminished intervals
  9. diminished ninth
  10. diminished ninths
  11. diminished octave

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