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Picardy thirds

Picardy thirds is the plural of Picardy third.

Meaning of Picardy third

Noun

Picardy third (plural Picardy thirds)

  1. A major third in the final tonic chord of a minor-key passage.

Questions about Picardy thirds

What is Picardy thirds the plural of?
Picardy thirds is the plural of Picardy third.

Words near Picardy thirds in the dictionary

  1. Picardy Spaniel
  2. Picardy Spaniels
  3. Picardy sweat
  4. Picardy sweating sickness
  5. Picardy third
  6. Picardy thirds
  7. picarel
  8. picarels
  9. picaresque
  10. picaresquely
  11. picaresqueness

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