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leading tone
[ lee-ding ]
/ ˈli dɪŋ /
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noun Music.
the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic.
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Also called leading note .
Origin of leading tone
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby leading tone
leading note, leading question, leading rating, leading reins, leading strings, leading tone, leading wind, lead line, lead monoxide, leadoff, lead on
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