diminished fourths

A form of diminished fourth — A musical interval made by narrowing a perfect fourth by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of four semitones, spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a major third.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of diminished fourth
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