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di·min·ished fifth
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diminished fifthnoun
A type of tritone in musical composition comprising of six semitones. It spans five diatonic scale degrees like a perfect fifth but narrower by a semitone. The number of diatonic degrees it spans is what distinguishes it from an augmented fourth.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of diminished fifth in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of diminished fifth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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