tritone

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɹaɪˌtoʊn/

Noun

tritone (plural tritones)

1. (music) An interval of three whole tones.

   The tritone has a pitch ratio close to 17:12.

Synonyms

• devil's interval

Abbreviations

• TT

Translations

• French: triton
• Italian: tritono
• Portuguese: trítono
• Russian: трито́н

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