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单词 supertonic
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supertonic

[ soo-per-ton-ik ]
/ ˌsu pərˈtɒn ɪk /

noun Music.

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

Origin of supertonic

First recorded in 1800–10; super- + tonic

Words nearby supertonic

supertask, supertax, superteacher, supertitle, supertitles, supertonic, supertruck, Super Tuesday, Super Twelve, superunification, supervene
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Example sentences from the Web for supertonic

  • 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

  • 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

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
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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