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diminished

adjective di·min·ished

Definition of DIMINISHED

of a musical interval
:  made one half step less than perfect or minor <a diminished fifth>
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First Known Use of DIMINISHED

circa 1751

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8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. diminished
  2. diminish
  3. diminished arch
  4. diminished chord
  5. diminished seventh
  6. diminished shaft
  7. diminished triad
  8. half-diminished seventh
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