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seventh chord
noun
, Music.
- a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.
seventh chord
noun
- music a chord consisting of a triad with a seventh added above the root See dominant seventh chord diminished seventh chord major seventh chord minor seventh chord
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Word History and Origins
Origin of seventh chord1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
A note may now be repeated in the lowest part when it becomes the seventh of a dominant seventh-chord.
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