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Meaning of perfect twelfth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The interval between the first and third harmonics of the harmonic series. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it spans nineteen semitones or twelve degrees of the diatonic scale.

CEFR level

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

perfect unison perfect victim perfect wave perfecta perfectability perfectation

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