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sesquitone
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sesquitone
In music theory, a minor third is a musical interval that encompasses three half steps, or semitones. Staff notation represents the minor third as encompassing three staff positions (see: interval number). The minor third is one of two commonly occurring thirds. It is called minor because it is the smaller of the two: the major third spans an additional semitone. For example, the interval from A to C is a minor third, as the note C lies three semitones above A. Coincidentally, there are three staff positions from A to C. Diminished and augmented thirds span the same number of staff positions, but consist of a different number of semitones (two and five). The minor third is a skip melodically.
Webster Dictionary
Sesquitonenoun
a minor third, or interval of three semitones
Etymology: [Sesqui- + tone.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sesquitone
ses′kwi-tōn, n. (mus.) a minor third, an interval equal to a tone and a half.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sesquitone in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sesquitone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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