subdominant

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This same influence has also caused to germinate a Hawaiian appreciation of harmony and has endowed its music with new chords, the tonic and dominant, as well as with those of the subdominant and various minor chords.

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  1. noun Music The fourth tone of a diatonic scale, next below the dominant.
  2. adjective Zoology Less than dominant; ranking below one that is dominant: the subdominant male in a pride of lions.
  3. adjective Ecology Prevalent in a community but below the dominant in importance. Used of a species.

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  • Until the middle of the last century, this dual nature of cities as the origin of wealth and ideas and, at the same time, of pollution and disease was not perceived as a serious threat because cities were still subdominant in terms of population. —  SEEDMAGAZINE.COM
  • At the same time chords are also seen in a hierarchy of stability, with the tonic, dominant and subdominant being the most stable. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • Someone who may be able to related to what it's like to be a part of subdominant culture within evangelicalism. —  Chattablogs
  • Once wolves and humans became comfortable in each other's presence, the wolf began to readily accept his subdominant role within the partnership and thus domestication as we know it, began in earnest. —  Dog Magazine dot net - Home of K9 Magazine
  • Vases and faces: An exercise for the double brain T h e exercises that follow are specifically designed to help you understand the shift from d o m i n a n t left-hemisphere m o d e to subdominant R - m o d e. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
 

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/səbˈdɑmɪnənt/
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