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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suspended chord

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables
sus-pend-ed -chord
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chord in which the third is replaced with a perfect fourth or a major second.

Inflected Forms

suspended chords (plural)

Questions

What does suspended chord mean?
A chord in which the third is replaced with a perfect fourth or a major second.

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