What is the interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key called?
fifth — (Mus.) The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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