flatted fifth

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English

Noun

flatted fifth (plural flatted fifths)

  1. Synonym of diminished fifth
    • 2011, Mark Phillips, Jon Chappell, Guitar For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 192:
      A flatted fifth is a note that's a half step (or one fret) lower than the regular fifth of a scale.