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| Name = small septimal suboctave
| Name = small septimal suboctave, <br> acute major seventh
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'''40/21''', the '''small septimal diminished octave''' is a [[7-limit]] interval, which despite being dubbed a "diminished octave", is actually a type of major seventh for much the same reason that [[21/20]] is actually a diatonic semitone of sorts.
'''40/21''', is a [[7-limit]] interval which despite being dubbed the '''small septimal diminished octave''', is actually a type of major seventh for much the same reason that [[21/20]] is actually a diatonic semitone of sorts, specifically is it dubbed the '''acute major seventh''' by the Huygens-Fokker Foundation.


== See also ==
== See also ==