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-#REDIRECT [[Major third (interval region)]]
+A major third is an interval close to 400 cents. "Major third" may refer to:
+=== JI intervals ===
+Many JI intervals are called "major thirds". However, the term usually refers to one of these three intervals:
+* [[5/4]], the classical major third of about 386 cents.
+* [[9/7]], the septimal major third of about 435 cents.
+* [[81/64]], the Pythagorean major third of about 408 cents.
+=== Concepts ===
+* [[Major third (interval region)]], an [[interval region]] centered around 400 cents
+* [[Major third (diatonic interval)]], the major variety of the interval spanning 2 steps of the diatonic scale