What is (a) A chord of three notes. (b) The common chord, consisting of a tone with its third and fifth, with or without the octave called?
triad — (Mus.) (a) A chord of three notes. (b) The common chord, consisting of a tone with its third and fifth, with or without the octave. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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