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augmented fourth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
aug-ment-ed -fourth
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of tritone in musical composition. It spans four diatonic scale degrees like a perfect fourth but with an extension of a chromatic semitone. The number of diatonic degrees it spans is what distinguishes it from a diminished fifth.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

augmented fourths (plural)

Phrases

augmented fifth diminished fourth perfect fourth musical interval

Frequently Paired Words

augmented fifth diminished fourth perfect fourth dissonance musical interval tritone

Questions

What does augmented fourth mean?
A type of tritone in musical composition. It spans four diatonic scale degrees like a perfect fourth but with an extension of a chromatic semitone. The number of diatonic degrees it spans is what distinguishes it from a diminished fifth.

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