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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The interval of a major second, or two semitones, in the standard diatonic scale.
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- noun music An
interval equal to twohalf steps or a ratio of 1.122.
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- noun a musical interval of two semitones
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