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secondary dominant

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ondary -dom-i-nant
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dominant (V) chord that temporarily tonicizes a non-tonic chord (i.e. allows a chord other than the tonic have the feeling of the tonic).

Inflected Forms

secondary dominants (plural) Ⅴ/Ⅴ (alternative)

Questions

What does secondary dominant mean?
A dominant (V) chord that temporarily tonicizes a non-tonic chord (i.e. allows a chord other than the tonic have the feeling of the tonic).

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