augmented seventh

English

Noun

augmented seventh (plural augmented sevenths)

  1. (music) an interval that is equivalent to widening a major seventh by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it is equivalent to an octave.
    An augmented seventh on C:
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