English dictionary
mediant
/'m/i/d/i//@/nt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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(music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The third above the keynote; -- so called because it divides the interval between the tonic and dominant into two thirds.
Source: webster1913