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SUBTONIC

Dictionary entry overview: What does subtonic mean?

• SUBTONIC (noun)
The noun SUBTONIC has 1 sense:

1. (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale

Familiarity information: SUBTONIC used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SUBTONIC (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

leading tone; subtonic

Hypernyms ("subtonic" is a kind of...):

musical note; note; tone (a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

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