seventh chord
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noun Music.
a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.
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Origin of seventh chord
First recorded in 1905–10
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seventh chord
noun
music a chord consisting of a triad with a seventh added above the rootSee dominant seventh chord, diminished seventh chord, major seventh chord, minor seventh chord
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