augmented fourth

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|music}} A type of [[tritone]] in [[musical]] [[composition]]. It spans four [[diatonic scale]] degrees like a [[perfect fourth]] but with an [[extension]] of a chromatic [[semitone]]. The number of diatonic degrees it spans is what distinguishes it from a [[diminished fifth]].

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