"false relation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: false relations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} false relation (plural false relations)
  1. (music) A type of dissonance that sometimes occurs in classical polyphonic music, most commonly in vocal music of the Renaissance. It may be a chromatic contradiction between two notes sounding simultaneously (or in close proximity), in two different voices or parts; or the occurrence of a tritone between two notes of adjacent chords. Wikipedia link: false relation Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-false_relation-en-noun-R7oxfH3e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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