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seventh chord

noun

Music.
  1. a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.



seventh chord

noun

  1. music a chord consisting of a triad with a seventh added above the root See dominant seventh chord diminished seventh chord major seventh chord minor seventh chord

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Word History and Origins

Origin of seventh chord1

First recorded in 1905–10

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