mediant

American  

[mee-dee-uhnt] / ˈmi di ənt /

noun

1. the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.

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mediant British  

/ ˈmiːdɪənt /

noun

1. music

   1. the third degree of a major or minor scale

   2. ( as modifier )

      a mediant chord

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Etymology

Origin of mediant

1720–30; < Italian mediante < Late Latin mediant- (stem of mediāns ), present participle of mediāre to be in the middle. See medium, -ant

Example Sentences

Putting, pound, potassium, pot, porter; initial p, mediant t—that was his idea, poor little boy!

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Beginning, however, with Beethoven great emphasis has been laid on mediant relationship, e.g.,

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“Ah, you are mediant, incorrigible,” said the lady, in broken English, laughing as she spoke.

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But a mediant view is found in Kulhwych, where it is said of him that he restrains the demons of hell lest they should destroy the people of this world.

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Sound contains three sounds: That of the tonic, the dominant, and the mediant.

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