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SUBTONIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale
Synonyms:
leading tone; subtonic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("subtonic" is a kind of...):
musical note; note; tone (a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)