MEDIANTS

Noun

mediants

plural of mediant

Anagrams

• Danteism, estimand, tidesman

Source: Wiktionary


MEDIANT

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



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