"minor third" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: minor thirds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} minor third (plural minor thirds)
  1. A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 6:5, spanning two degrees of the diatonic scale. Synonyms: m3 Translations (musical interval): 小三度 (xiǎosāndù) (Chinese Mandarin), kleine terts [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), pieni terssi (Finnish), tierce mineure [feminine] (French), kleine Terz [feminine] (German), kisterc (Hungarian), 短三度 (tansando) (alt: たんさんど) (Japanese), ма́лая те́рция (málaja tɛ́rcija) [feminine] (Russian), sänkt ters [common-gender] (Swedish), mollters [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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