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relative minor

Music the minor key which has the same key signature as a given major key E minor is the relative minor of G major, both having a key signature of one sharp, i.e., F

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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