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root position

American  

noun

Music.

  1. the position of a triad in which the root is in the bass.

root position British  

noun

  1. music the vertical distribution of the written notes of a chord in which the root of the chord is in the bass See position inversion

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Etymology

Origin of root position

First recorded in 1890–95

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