submediant

Noun

Meaning

The sixth tone of the scale; the under mediant, or third below the keynote; the superdominant.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

octave major minor dominant tonic keynote key mediant tonality key signature subdominant leading tone superdominant major third scale degree

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Antonyms

unremarkable uneventful

Hypernyms

note musical note

Phrases with the word

tonicized submediant submediant cadence submediant-tonic cadence

Examples

The Dorian mode ( About this sound listen ( help · info ) ) corresponds to the natural minor scale with the submediant (sixth scale degree) raised a semitone. Source: Internet

The new flat is placed on the subdominant (fourth degree) for major keys or submediant (sixth degree) for minor keys. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

submedial submedially submedian submediant cadence submediant-tonic cadence submediocre