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diminished (adj.)
c. 1600, "made smaller, lessened, contracted," past-participle adjective from diminish. In music, in reference to chords, "having a diminished interval between its upper and lower tones," by 1720s; especially in diminished seventh (by 1752), a chord consisting of the root, 3rd, 5th, and 7th.
updated on July 04, 2022
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