"supertonic" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supertonic.wav Forms: supertonics [plural]
Etymology: From super- + tonic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|tonic}} super- + tonic Head templates: {{en-noun}} supertonic (plural supertonics)
  1. (music) The second note in a diatonic scale. Categories (topical): Music Translations (second note): teräsävel (Finnish), sus-tonique [feminine] (French), Supertonika [feminine] (German), sopratonica [feminine] (Italian), supertônica [feminine] (Portuguese), sobretônica [feminine] (Portuguese), supertónica [feminine] (Spanish)

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