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Noun

1. {{lb|en|music}} A type of [[dissonance]] that sometimes occurs in [[classical]] [[polyphonic]] [[music]], most commonly in [[vocal]] music of the [[Renaissance]]. It may be a [[chromatic]] [[contradiction]] between two [[note]]s sounding [[simultaneously]] (or in close proximity), in two different voices or parts; or the occurrence of a [[tritone]] between two notes of adjacent [[chord]]s.

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