"subdominant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subdominants [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + dominant. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sub-|dominant}} sub- + dominant Head templates: {{en-noun}} subdominant (plural subdominants)
  1. (music) The fourth tone of a scale. Translations (fourth tone): aladominantti (Finnish), subdominantti (Finnish), focheannasach [masculine] (Irish), sottodominante [feminine] (Italian), субдоминанта (subdominanta) [feminine] (Macedonian), subdominanta [feminine] (Polish), subdominantă [feminine] (Romanian), субдомина́нта (subdominánta) [feminine] (Russian), subdominante [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-subdominant-en-noun-8SgGDBXv Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'fourth tone': 80 20
  2. (music) The triad built on the subdominant tone.
    Sense id: en-subdominant-en-noun--sVWwTwk Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 26 74 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: subdominance

Inflected forms

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