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perfect fourths

perfect fourths is the plural of perfect fourth.

Meaning of perfect fourth

Noun

perfect fourth (plural perfect fourths)

  1. A musical interval spanning four degrees of the diatonic scale. In the Western twelve-semitone system, it consists of five standard semitones.
    • The perfect fourth has a pitch ratio close to 4:3.
    Synonyms:
    P4

Questions about perfect fourths

What is perfect fourths the plural of?
Perfect fourths is the plural of perfect fourth.

Words near perfect fourths in the dictionary

  1. perfect field
  2. perfect fields
  3. perfect fifth
  4. perfect fifths
  5. perfect fourth
  6. perfect fourths
  7. perfect game
  8. perfect games
  9. perfect gold standard test
  10. perfect gold standard tests
  11. perfect infinitive

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