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mediant definition

me·di·ant (mē′dē ənt)

noun

the third degree of a major or minor scale

Etymology: It mediante < LL medians, prp. of mediare: see mediate

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