"diminished seventh" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: diminished sevenths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} diminished seventh (plural diminished sevenths)
  1. (music) A musical interval equivalent to narrowing a minor seventh by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of nine semitones and spans seven degrees of the diatonic scale, is one semitone narrower than a minor seventh, and is enharmonically equivalent to a major sixth.
    Sense id: en-diminished_seventh-en-noun-G4HdRqeh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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