About The Word Mediant
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Mediant
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What's The Definition Of Mediant?
[n] (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant
Synonyms | Synonyms for Mediant: Related Terms | Find terms related to Mediant: See Also | musical note | note | tone Mediant In Webster's Dictionary \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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