minor ninth

English

Noun

minor ninth (plural minor ninths)

  1. (music) A musical interval of the Western twelve-semitone system consisting of thirteen semitones and spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale. It is one semitone narrower than a major ninth and enharmonically equivalent to an augmented octave.

Synonyms
  • compound minor second
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