"perfect fifth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: perfect fifths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} perfect fifth (plural perfect fifths)
  1. (music) An interval equal to that of between the second and third harmonics of the harmonic series. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it spans seven semitones or five degrees of the diatonic scale. Wikipedia link: perfect fifth Categories (topical): Five, Music Synonyms: P5 Related terms: perfect fourth, diminished sixth Translations (interval between the first and second overtones or of seven semitones): čistá kvinta [feminine] (Czech), puhdas kvintti (Finnish), quinte juste [feminine] (French), reine Quinte [feminine] (German), hrein fimmund [feminine] (Icelandic), quinta giusta [feminine] (Italian), 完全五度 (kanzengodo) (Japanese), kwinta czysta [feminine] (Polish), чи́стая кви́нта (čístaja kvínta) [feminine] (Russian), quinta justa [feminine] (Spanish), ren kvint [common-gender] (Swedish)

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