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subˈmediant Mus.
[sub- 4 (c).]
The sixth note of a scale, lying midway between the subdominant and the upper tonic. Also attrib.
1806J. W. Callcott Mus. Gram. ii. v. 135 The submediant..varies also according to the Mode. 1889Prout Harmony i. 16 We..call this sixth note the Submediant, or lower mediant. Ibid. xii. 131 The submediant chord in the minor key. 1891― Counterpoint (ed. 2) 56 The submediant triad. |