Meanings
nounC minor (uncountable)
- uncountableentertainmenta minor key with the notes C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭/B
{\key c\minor c'd'es'f'g'aes'bes'c2}
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Chinese Mandarin c小調 /c小调
- c小調 /c小调 (sēixiǎodiào)the minor key with C as its tonic
Dutch c-mineur, c-klein
- c-mineurthe minor key with C as its tonic
- c-kleinthe minor key with C as its tonic
- c-mineurthe minor chord with a root of C
- c-kleinthe minor chord with a root of C
Finnish c-molli
- c-mollithe minor key with C as its tonic
French do mineur, ut mineur
- do mineurthe minor key with C as its tonic
- ut mineurthe minor key with C as its tonic
- do mineurthe minor chord with a root of C
- ut mineurthe minor chord with a root of C
German c-Moll, c-Moll
- c-Mollthe minor key with C as its tonic
- c-Mollthe minor chord with a root of C
Hungarian c-moll, c-moll
- c-mollthe minor key with C as its tonic
- c-mollthe minor chord with a root of C
Japanese ハ短調
- ハ短調 (hatanchō)the minor key with C as its tonic
Korean 다단조
- 다단조 (dadanjo)the minor key with C as its tonic
Polish c-moll, c-moll
- c-mollthe minor key with C as its tonic
- c-mollthe minor chord with a root of C
Russian до мино́р, c-móll
- до мино́р (do minór)the minor key with C as its tonic
- c-móllthe minor key with C as its tonic
Cite this entry
APA
C minor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C%20minor
MLA
“C minor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C%20minor. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “C minor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C%20minor.
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