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false relations

false relations is the plural of false relation.

Meaning of false relation

Noun

false relation (plural false relations)

  1. A type of dissonance that sometimes occurs in classical polyphonic music, most commonly in vocal music of the Renaissance. It may be a chromatic contradiction between two notes sounding simultaneously (or in close proximity), in two different voices or parts; or the occurrence of a tritone between two notes of adjacent chords.

Questions about false relations

What is false relations the plural of?
False relations is the plural of false relation.

Words near false relations in the dictionary

  1. false quarters
  2. false Queen Anne's lace
  3. false rail
  4. false rails
  5. false relation
  6. false relations
  7. false rhubarb
  8. false rhubarbs
  9. false rib
  10. false ribs
  11. false saber-toothed cat

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