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parallel fifths

parallel fifths noun: progressions in which the interval of a perfect fifth is followed by a different perfect fifth between the same two musical parts.

Noun

parallel fifths pl (normally plural, singular parallel fifth)

  1. (plural, plural-normally) Progressions in which the interval of a perfect fifth is followed by a different perfect fifth between the same two musical parts.

Synonyms of parallel fifths

Forms of parallel fifths

singularparallel fifth

Questions about parallel fifths

What does parallel fifths mean?
Parallel fifths means progressions in which the interval of a perfect fifth is followed by a different perfect fifth between the same two musical parts.
What part of speech is parallel fifths?
Parallel fifths is a noun.

Words near parallel fifths in the dictionary

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