mediant

Definitions


[ˈmiːdɪənt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the third note of the diatonic scale of any key


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Origin:
mid 18th century: from French médiante, from Italian mediante ‘coming between’, present participle of obsolete mediare ‘come between’, from late Latin mediare ‘be in the middle of’




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