Submediant Definition & Meaning
submediant
- noun
- (music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic)
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- What does submediant mean?
- (music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic)
- What part of speech is submediant?
- Submediant is a noun.