COMMON CHORD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does common chord mean? 

• COMMON CHORD (noun)
  The noun COMMON CHORD has 1 sense:

1. a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones

  Familiarity information: COMMON CHORD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMMON CHORD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

common chord; triad

Hypernyms ("common chord" is a kind of...):

chord (a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together)