mediant
(noun) (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mediant (plural mediants)
(music) The third degree of the diatonic scale.
(mathematics) A rational number whose numerator is the sum of the numerators of two other given rational numbers and whose denominator is the sum of the denominators of those same two other rational numbers.
• Dietman, dematin, dietman
Source: Wiktionary
Me"di*ant, n. Etym: [L. medians, p. p. of mediare to halve: cf. It. mediante, F. médiante.] (Mus.)
Definition: The third above the keynote; -- so called because it divides the interval between the tonic and dominant into two thirds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
