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flatted fifth

flatted fifth noun: synonym of diminished fifth.

Noun

flatted fifth (plural flatted fifths)

  1. Synonym of diminished fifth.
    • A flatted fifth is a note that's a half step (or one fret) lower than the regular fifth of a scale.2011, Mark Phillips, Jon Chappell, Guitar For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 192

Synonyms of flatted fifth

Forms of flatted fifth

pluralflatted fifths

Questions about flatted fifth

What does flatted fifth mean?
Flatted fifth means synonym of diminished fifth.
What part of speech is flatted fifth?
Flatted fifth is a noun.
What is the plural of flatted fifth?
The plural of flatted fifth is flatted fifths.

Words near flatted fifth in the dictionary

  1. flattage
  2. flattard
  3. flattards
  4. flatted
  5. flatted down
  6. flatted fifth
  7. flatted fifths
  8. flatted out
  9. flatten
  10. flatten down
  11. flatten out

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