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augmented fifth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
aug-ment-ed -fifth
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A musical interval made by widening a perfect fifth by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of eight semitones, spans five degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a minor sixth.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

augmented fifths (plural)

Phrases

perfect fifth minor sixth

Frequently Paired Words

perfect fifth minor sixth

Questions

What does augmented fifth mean?
A musical interval made by widening a perfect fifth by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of eight semitones, spans five degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a minor sixth.

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