mediant
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diant
di:ənt
diēnt
/mˈiːdiːənt/

Definition & Meaning of "mediant"in English

Mediant
01

(music) the third degree of a diatonic scale, located midway between the tonic and the dominant

Examples
In the C major scale, the mediant is the note E, which forms a major third above the tonic.
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