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submediant definition

sub·me·di·ant (-mē′dē ənt)

noun

the sixth tone of a diatonic scale; tone just above the dominant and below the subtonic; superdominant

Etymology: sub- + mediant

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