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Singular
chord

Plural
chords

 
A C-major chord played on guitar
 
The red line BX is a chord
  1. (countable); (music) A chord is made of several notes together, usually three or four.
    Some singers accompany themselves on guitar by playing chords.
  2. (various uses) A chord is a straight line, that can be material or an abstract line linking two points together.
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