"A-minor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: A-minors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} A-minor (plural A-minors)
  1. (music) the minor key with A as its tonic Categories (topical): Music Translations (minor key with A as its tonic): A-molli (Finnish), a-Moll [neuter] (German), la minore [masculine] (Italian), a-moll [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-A-minor-en-noun-MS~Wqdqb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'minor key with A as its tonic': 89 11
  2. (music) the minor chord with a root of A Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-A-minor-en-noun-WVAVqOm1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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