third inversion
noun
Definition of third inversion
: the disposition of a seventh chord so that its seventh is in the bass : the arrangement of notes in seventh chord so that its seventh is in the lowest position — compare first inversion, root position, second inversion — see seventh chord illustration
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1808
First Known Use of third inversion
1808
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