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Common chord   /kˈɑmən kɔrd/   Listen
Common chord

noun
1.
A three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones.  Synonym: triad.






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"Common chord" Quotes from Famous Books



... a fierce shout burst from the nine Mohawk sachems. It was the first time within the memory of the council that any of its members had given evidence of feeling, while a question lay before it, but their cry touched a common chord of sympathy. Applause swept the crowd, and then, deep silence coming again, the orator continued, his fervor and power increasing as he knew now that all the nations of the Hodenosaunee were ...
— The Hunters of the Hills • Joseph Altsheler



Words linked to "Common chord" :   chord, triad



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