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augmented sixth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
aug-ment-ed sixth
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an interval that is equivalent to a major sixth widened by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, this is equivalent to a minor seventh.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

augmented sixths (plural)

Phrases

augmented sixth chord

Questions

What does augmented sixth mean?
an interval that is equivalent to a major sixth widened by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, this is equivalent to a minor seventh.

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