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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A flatted note, especially the third or seventh note of a scale, in place of an expected major interval.

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  • noun idiomatic, music Notes added to the major scale for expressive quality in jazz and blues music, particularly the flatted third, fifth and seventh.

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  • noun a flattened third or seventh

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From its use in blues music.]

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