diminished triad

noun

a triad that has a diminished fifth between the bottom note and the top note

Meanings

noundiminished triad (plural diminished triads)

plural diminished triads

  1. entertainmenta triad that has a diminished fifth between the bottom note and the top note
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Chicago

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