Augmented (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. (of an interval) increased or expanded from the state of being perfect or major by the raising of the higher note or the dropping of the lower note by one semitone
  2. music
    • denoting a chord based upon an augmented triad
    • denoting a triad consisting of the root plus a major third and an augmented fifth
    • (esp in jazz) denoting a chord having as its root the note specified
  3. having been increased, esp in number
Augmented (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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