SUPERTONIC

supertonic

(noun) (music) the second note of a diatonic scale

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

supertonic (plural supertonics)

(music) The second note in a diatonic scale.

Anagrams

• inspectour, uniceptors

Source: Wiktionary


Su`per*ton"ic, n. (Mus.)

Definition: The note next above the keynote; the second of the scale. Busby.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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