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noun Music.
the position of a triad in which the root is in the bass.
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Origin of root position
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby root position
root mean square, root nodule, root of the matter, root of unity, root out, root position, root pressure, root rot, roots, Roots blower, rootserver
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How to use root position in a sentence
The progression from vii6 to V in root-position or any inversion in the same measure, is good.
A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons|Friedrich J. LehmannPlenty of phrases with the primary chords in root position must be taken before the other chords are treated.
Music As A Language|Ethel Home
British Dictionary definitions for root position
root position
noun
music the vertical distribution of the written notes of a chord in which the root of the chord is in the bassSee position (def. 12a), inversion (def. 5a)
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