submediant

[ suhb-mee-dee-uhnt ]

nounMusic.
  1. the sixth tone of a diatonic scale, being midway between the subdominant and the upper tonic.

Origin of submediant

1
First recorded in 1800–10; sub- + mediant

Words Nearby submediant

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British Dictionary definitions for submediant

submediant

/ (sʌbˈmiːdɪənt) music /


noun
  1. the sixth degree of a major or minor scale

  2. a key or chord based on this

adjective
  1. of or relating to the submediant

  • Also (US and Canadian): superdominant

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