neapolitan sixth
Ne·a·pol·i·tan sixth
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nee-uh-pol-i-tn siksth]
- /ˌni əˈpɒl ɪ tn sɪksθ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nee-uh-pol-i-tn siksth]
- /ˌni əˈpɒl ɪ tn sɪksθ/
Definition of neapolitan sixth words
- noun neapolitan sixth (in musical harmony) a chord composed of the subdominant of the key, plus a minor third and a minor sixth. Harmonically it is equivalent to the first inversion of a major chord built upon the flattened supertonic 0
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Parts of speech for Neapolitan sixth
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neapolitan sixth popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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