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/sub mee"dee euhnt/, n. Music.the sixth tone of a diatonic scale, being midway between the subdominant and the upper tonic. Also called superdominant.[1800-10; SUB- + MEDIANT]
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Submediant — Sub*me di*ant, n. (Mus.) The sixth tone of the scale; the under mediant, or third below the keynote; the superdominant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
submediant — [sub΄mē′dē ənt] n. [ SUB + MEDIANT] the sixth tone of a diatonic scale; tone just above the dominant and below the subtonic; superdominant … English World dictionary
Submediant — ] In music, the submediant is the sixth tonal degree of the diatonic scale. It is so called because it is a third below the tonic, in contrast to the mediant being a third above the tonic. It is the mediant of the subdominant triad.In music… … Wikipedia
submediant — Superdominant Su per*dom i*nant, n. (Mus.) The sixth tone of the scale; that next above the dominant; called also {submediant}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
submediant — n. (Music) 6th note in a major or minor scale; chord or key or harmony which is based on a submediant … English contemporary dictionary
submediant — noun Date: 1806 the sixth tone of a major or minor scale … New Collegiate Dictionary
submediant — noun The sixth note of a scale, shown as VI … Wiktionary
submediant — англ. [сабми/диэнт] нижняя медианта (VI ступ.) … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
submediant — noun Music the sixth note of the diatonic scale of any key … English new terms dictionary
submediant — sub·mediant … English syllables
