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单词 submediant
释义

submediant

[ suhb-mee-dee-uhnt ]
/ sʌbˈmi di ənt /

noun Music.

the sixth tone of a diatonic scale, being midway between the subdominant and the upper tonic.
Also called superdominant.

Origin of submediant

First recorded in 1800–10; sub- + mediant

Words nearby submediant

submaxillary, submaxillary duct, submaxillary ganglion, submaxillary gland, submaxillary triangle, submediant, submental, submental artery, submental vein, submerge, submerged
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Example sentences from the Web for submediant

  • In the opening Allegro the second subject occurs, by way of exception, in the major key of the submediant.

    The Pianoforte Sonata|J.S. Shedlock

  • The second subject is propounded by the oboes (in the rather unusual related key of the submediant).

    Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes

  • The second (in B flat) is in the submediant, the last in the tonic major.

    Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies|Philip H. Goepp

British Dictionary definitions for submediant

submediant
/ (sʌbˈmiːdɪənt) music /

noun

the sixth degree of a major or minor scale
a key or chord based on this

adjective

of or relating to the submediant
Also (US and Canadian): superdominant
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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