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sub·dom·i·nant

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–noun

1.	Music. the fourth tone of a diatonic scale, next below the dominant.

–adjective

2.	less than or not quite dominant.

[Origin: 1785–95; sub- + dominant

]

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sub·dom·i·nant Audio Help   (sŭb-dŏm'ə-nənt) Pronunciation Key
n.   Music
The fourth tone of a diatonic scale, next below the dominant.

adj.

Zoology Less than dominant; ranking below one that is dominant: the subdominant male in a pride of lions.
Ecology Prevalent in a community but below the dominant in importance. Used of a species.

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