Meaning of MEDIANT
| Pronunciation: | | 'meedeeunt
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[n] (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant |
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MEDIANT is a 7 letter word that starts with M. |
| | See Also: | | musical note, note, tone | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Me"di*ant\, n. [L. medians, p. p. of mediare to halve:
cf. It. mediante, F. m['e]diante.] (Mus.)
The third above the keynote; -- so called because it divides
the interval between the tonic and dominant into two thirds.
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