minor seventh

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Definition of minor seventh in English English dictionary

A musical interval of the Western twelve-semitone system consisting of ten semitones and spanning seven degrees of the diatonic scale. It is one semitone narrower than a major seventh and enharmonically equivalent to an augmented sixth

Related Terms

minor sevenths

plural form of minor seventh

Hyphenation

Mi·nor sev·enth

Turkish pronunciation

maynır sevınth

Pronunciation

/ˈmīnər ˈsevənᴛʜ/ /ˈmaɪnɜr ˈsɛvənθ/