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half-diminished seventh chord

half-diminished seventh chord noun: a chord with the bass note and the minor third, diminished fifth, and minor seventh above it, often denoted with 𝆩.

Noun

half-diminished seventh chord (plural half-diminished seventh chords)

  1. a chord with the bass note and the minor third, diminished fifth, and minor seventh above it, often denoted with 𝆩.
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Forms of half-diminished seventh chord

pluralhalf-diminished seventh chords

Questions about half-diminished seventh chord

What does half-diminished seventh chord mean?
Half-diminished seventh chord means a chord with the bass note and the minor third, diminished fifth, and minor seventh above it, often denoted with 𝆩.
What part of speech is half-diminished seventh chord?
Half-diminished seventh chord is a noun.
What is the plural of half-diminished seventh chord?
The plural of half-diminished seventh chord is half-diminished seventh chords.

Words near half-diminished seventh chord in the dictionary

  1. half-deck
  2. half-decked
  3. half-decks
  4. half-demon
  5. half-demons
  6. half-diminished seventh chord
  7. half-diminished seventh chords
  8. half-dollar
  9. half-dollars
  10. half-done
  11. half-door

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