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superdominant

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su⋅per⋅dom⋅i⋅nant

  [soo-per-dom-uh-nuhnt]
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–noun Music.
submediant.
Origin:
1825–35; super- + dominant

sub⋅me⋅di⋅ant

  [suhb-mee-dee-uhnt]
–noun Music.
the sixth tone of a diatonic scale, being midway between the subdominant and the upper tonic.
Also called superdominant.

Origin:
1800–10; sub- + mediant
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sub·me·di·ant   (sŭb-mē'dē-ənt)   
n.   Music
The sixth tone of a diatonic scale. Also called superdominant.
su·per·dom·i·nant   (sōō'pər-dŏm'ə-nənt)   
n.  See submediant.
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