tritone

tri·tone

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [trahy-tohn]
- /ˈtraɪˌtoʊn/
- /trˈaɪtəʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trahy-tohn]
- /ˈtraɪˌtoʊn/

Definitions of tritone word

noun tritone an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth. 1
noun tritone a musical interval consisting of three whole tones; augmented fourth 0
noun tritone an interval of three whole tones 0

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Origin of tritone

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

1600-10; < Medieval Latin tritonus < Greek trítonos having three tones. See tri-, tone

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Parts of speech for Tritone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tritone

tritone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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tritone usage trend in Literature

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