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 Definitions of mediant  [ˈmi di ənt]  

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Definition of 'mediant' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) mediant
the third tone of an ascending diatonic scale.

Etymology:  (1720–30; < It mediante < LL mediant- (s. of mediāns))

Definition of 'mediant' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) mediant
(music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant
Definition of 'mediant' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) mediant
the third above the keynote; -- so called because it divides the interval between the tonic and dominant into two thirds

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