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augmented second

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
aug-ment-ed sec-ond
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an interval that is equivalent to a major second widened by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, this is equal to three half steps where the notes are in consecutive staff positions (compare minor third.)

Inflected Forms

augmented seconds (plural)

Questions

What does augmented second mean?
an interval that is equivalent to a major second widened by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, this is equal to three half steps where the notes are in consecutive staff positions (compare minor third.)

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