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subdominant

(sub däm′ə nənt)

adjective

less than or only partly dominant

noun

something that is subdominant
Ecol. a species having considerable importance in a community but much less influence than the dominant species
Music the fourth tone of a diatonic scale; tone next below the dominant

See subdominant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Music

The fourth tone of a diatonic scale, next below the dominant.

adjective

Zoology Less than dominant; ranking below one that is dominant: the subdominant male in a pride of lions.
Ecology Prevalent in a community but below the dominant in importance. Used of a species.

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