irrelative chords

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irrelative chords - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Irrelative \Ir*rel"a*tive\, a.
     Not relative; without mutual relations; unconnected. --
     Ir*rel"a*tive*ly, adv.
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     Irrelative chords (Mus.), those having no common tone.
  
     Irrelative repetition (Biol.), the multiplication of parts
        that serve for a common purpose, but have no mutual
        dependence or connection. --Owen.
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