me·di·ant (m  d- nt)n. The third tone in a diatonic musical scale, determining the major or minor quality of the tonic chord. [Italian mediante, from Late Latin medi  ns, mediant-, present participle of medire, to be in the middle, from Latin medius, middle; see medium.] |
mediant [ˈmiːdɪənt]
n
(Music, other) Music
a. the third degree of a major or minor scale
b. (as modifier) a mediant chord
[from Italian mediante, from Late Latin mediāre to be in the middle]
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| Noun | 1. |  mediant - (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominantmusical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
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