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subdominant definition

sub·domi·nant (sub däm′ə nənt)

adjective

less than or only partly dominant

noun

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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