tritone
[ trahy-tohn ]
/ ˈtraɪˌtoʊn /
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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Even the Fountain of the Tritone hung all over with long spears and pendicles of ice.
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British Dictionary definitions for tritone
tritone
/ (ˈtraɪˌtəʊn) /
noun
a musical interval consisting of three whole tones; augmented fourth
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