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Mediant Definition & Meaning

mediant
noun
  1. (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant

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What does mediant mean?
(music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant
What part of speech is mediant?
Mediant is a noun.

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