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dissonance
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dissonance, dissonancy
Music a sensation commonly associated with all intervals of the second and seventh, all diminished and augmented intervals, and all chords based on these intervals

dissonance [′dis·ə·nəns]
(acoustics)
An unpleasant combination of harmonics heard when certain musical tones are played simultaneously. Also known as discord.


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