Meaning of the word augmented in English
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augmented
US /ɑːɡˈmen.t̬ɪd/
UK /ɑːɡˈmen.t̬ɪd/
Adjective
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If a musical interval (= the amount by which one note is higher or lower than another) is augmented, it is one half step (= the smallest difference in sound between two notes that are next to each other in the Western musical scale) larger than major or perfect:
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She loves major sixths and augmented fifths.
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