augmented fifth

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Definition of augmented fifth in English English dictionary

A musical interval of the Western twelve-semitone system consisting of eight semitones and spanning five degrees of the diatonic scale. It is one semitone wider than a perfect fifth and enharmonically equivalent to a minor sixth

Related Terms

augmented fifths

plural form of augmented fifth

Hyphenation

aug·ment·ed fifth

Turkish pronunciation

ägmentıd fîfth

Pronunciation

/ägˈmentəd ˈfəfᴛʜ/ /ɑːɡˈmɛntəd ˈfɪfθ/