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Meaning of augmented sixth

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

augmented

verb

Definitions

  1. To increase; to make larger or supplement.

    Example: The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary.

  2. To grow; to increase; to become greater.

  3. To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.

  4. To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).

adjective

Definitions

  1. Increased in number, amount or strength.

  2. Increased by a semitone.