supertonic

[ soo-per-ton-ik ]

/ ˌsu pərˈtɒn ɪk /

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noun Music.

the second tone of a diatonic scale, being the next above the tonic.

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Origin of supertonic

First recorded in 1800–10; super- + tonic

Words nearby supertonic

supertaster, supertax, superteacher, supertitle, supertitles, supertonic, supertruck, Super Tuesday, Super Twelve, superunification, supervene

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How to use supertonic in a sentence

In the last measure but one, both the supertonic and leading tone should appear.
A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons|Friedrich J. Lehmann
D minor is the supertonic of C major; therefore C major is related to D minor and may be called its flat 7th.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for supertonic

supertonic

/ (ˌsuːpəˈtɒnɪk) /

noun music

the second degree of a major or minor scale

a key or chord based on this

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