Dominant seventh, e.g. Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
2. play chords on (a stringed instrument)
(noun)
1. a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
2. a straight line connecting two points on a curve

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SEVENTH (noun)
1. one part in seven equal parts
2. position seven in a countable series of things
SEVENTH (adjective)
1. coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
DOMINANT (adjective)
1. most frequent or common
2. exercising influence or control
DOMINANT (noun)
1. an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
2. (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale

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