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The correct spelling is major third.
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noun
Say it like: Maj-or -thi-rd
The correct spelling is major third. A musical interval of the Western twelve-semitone system consisting of four semitones and spanning three degrees of the diatonic scale. Major scales are so named because of the… For example: "The major third has a pitch ratio close to 34:27."
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“The major third has a pitch ratio close to 34:27.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A musical interval of the Western twelve-semitone system consisting of four semitones and spanning three degrees of the diatonic scale. Major scales are so named because of the major third interval between the tonic and mediant of a major tonic triad. It is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished fourth.
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