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augmented fourth

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Examples

  • e.g. C - F is a perfect fourth, C - F# is an augmented fourth, and C - F♭ is a diminished fourth.
  • An augmented fourth on C: 1

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Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ylinouseva kvartti — Translations
  • French: quarte augmentée — Translations
  • Polish: kwarta zwiększona — Translations