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diminished sevenths

diminished sevenths is the plural of diminished seventh.

Meaning of diminished seventh

Noun

diminished seventh (plural diminished sevenths)

  1. A musical interval equivalent to narrowing a minor seventh by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of nine semitones and spans seven degrees of the diatonic scale, is one semitone narrower than a minor seventh, and is enharmonically equivalent to a major sixth.

Questions about diminished sevenths

What is diminished sevenths the plural of?
Diminished sevenths is the plural of diminished seventh.

Words near diminished sevenths in the dictionary

  1. diminished second
  2. diminished seconds
  3. diminished seventh
  4. diminished seventh chord
  5. diminished seventh chords
  6. diminished sevenths
  7. diminished sixth
  8. diminished sixths
  9. diminished third
  10. diminished thirds
  11. diminished triad

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