seventh chord
nounMusic.
a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.
Origin of seventh chord
1First recorded in 1905–10
Words Nearby seventh chord
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How to use seventh chord in a sentence
A note may now be repeated in the lowest part when it becomes the seventh of a dominant seventh-chord.
A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons | Friedrich J. Lehmann
British Dictionary definitions for seventh chord
seventh chord
noun
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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