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ninth chord

ninth chord noun: a chord with five notes that are thirds apart.

Noun

ninth chord (plural ninth chords)

  1. A chord with five notes that are thirds apart.

Forms of ninth chord

pluralninth chords

Questions about ninth chord

What does ninth chord mean?
Ninth chord means a chord with five notes that are thirds apart.
What part of speech is ninth chord?
Ninth chord is a noun.
What is the plural of ninth chord?
The plural of ninth chord is ninth chords.

Words near ninth chord in the dictionary

  1. Nintendonitis
  2. Nintendos
  3. Nintendrone
  4. Nintendrones
  5. ninth
  6. ninth chord
  7. ninth chords
  8. ninth cranial nerve
  9. ninth grade
  10. ninth grader
  11. ninth graders

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