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

Let us say, then, that every tone necessarily contains the tonic its generator, the dominant its engendered, and the mediant which proceeds from the other two.

From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various

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

From Won from the Waves by Greene, John B.

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

From Music: An Art and a Language by Spalding, Walter Raymond

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

From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various

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

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis