"secondary dominant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: secondary dominants [plural], Ⅴ/Ⅴ [alternative]
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  1. (music) dominant (V) chord that temporarily tonicizes a non-tonic chord (i.e allows a chord other than the tonic have the feeling of the tonic) Wikipedia link: secondary dominant Categories (topical): Music
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