An extended dominant is a non-diatonic secondary dominant seventh chord that resolves downwards to another dominant chord. A series of extended dominant chords continues to resolve downwards by perfect fifths until they reach the tonic chord.
Though typically used in jazz, extended dominants have been used in other contexts as well.
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