WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sixth′ chord′, [Music.]
  1. Music and Dancean inversion of a triad in which the second note (next above the root) is in the bass.
  • 1870–75

'sixth chord' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chord of the sixth

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