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Meaning of diminished seventh | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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A musical interval equivalent to narrowing a minor seventh by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of nine semitones and spans seven degrees of the diatonic scale, is one semitone narrower than a minor seventh, and is enharmonically equivalent to a major sixth.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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