"musical interval" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: musical intervals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} musical interval (plural musical intervals)
  1. The distance between two notes on the diatonic scale.
    Sense id: en-musical_interval-en-noun-D-THMPbx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26
  2. An interlude in some performance during which music is played.
    Sense id: en-musical_interval-en-noun-EGbwBhtv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: musical interlude

Inflected forms

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