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diminished - (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval; a diminished fifth. music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. decreased, reduced - made less in size or amount or degree.
In the common practice period, the diminished triad is considered dissonant, or unstable, because the dissonant diminished fifth symmetrically divides the octave. The lack of tonal centre or stability, possession of a leading-tone, and the dominant function give the chord drive.