"augmented fourth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: augmented fourths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} augmented fourth (plural augmented fourths)
  1. (music) A type of tritone in musical composition. It spans four diatonic scale degrees like a perfect fourth but with an extension of a chromatic semitone. The number of diatonic degrees it spans is what distinguishes it from a diminished fifth. Categories (topical): Music Related terms: augmented fifth, diminished fourth, perfect fourth, dissonance, musical interval, tritone Translations (Translations): ylinouseva kvartti (Finnish), quarte augmentée [feminine] (French), kwarta zwiększona [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-augmented_fourth-en-noun-Bpy7Cc3i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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