tritone

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtraɪˌtəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trī′tōn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tri•tone  (trī′tōn′),USA pronunciation n. [Music.]
  1. Music and Dancean interval consisting of three whole tones;
    an augmented fourth.
  • Greek trítonos having three tones. See tri-, tone
  • Medieval Latin tritonus
  • 1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tritone /ˈtraɪˌtəʊn/ n
  1. a musical interval consisting of three whole tones; augmented fourth

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