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major sixth en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 5/3. It is one chromatic semitone wider than a minor sixth. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of nine semitones, spans six degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished seventh.

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Synonyms

M6

Translations (2)

mi ono matua (a musical interval) · ru больша́я се́кста (a musical interval)