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tritone
[ trahy-tohn ]
/ ˈtraɪˌtoʊn /
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noun Music.
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
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Words nearby tritone
triticale, triticum, tritium, tritoma, triton, tritone, tritonia, Tritonis, triton tumor, triturable, triturate
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How to use tritone in a sentence
I went by tram—M. Virgo and the children escorted me to the bottom of the Via Tritone, and started me.
Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life|Mary Alsop King WaddingtonEven the Fountain of the Tritone hung all over with long spears and pendicles of ice.
William Sharp (Fiona Macleod)|Elizabeth A. SharpHe gave the cabman her address and went away on foot down the crowded Tritone towards the city.
A Lady of Rome|F. Marion Crawford
British Dictionary definitions for tritone
tritone
/ (ˈtraɪˌtəʊn) /
noun
a musical interval consisting of three whole tones; augmented fourth
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