Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

submediant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-me-di-ant
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sixth note of a scale, shown as VI.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English mediant English submediant From sub- + mediant.

Inflected Forms

submediants (plural)

Synonyms

superdominant

Questions

What does submediant mean?: The sixth note of a scale, shown as VI.
Where does submediant come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English mediant English submediant From sub- + mediant.

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