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secondary dominant

secondary dominant 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).

Noun

secondary dominant (plural secondary dominants)

  1. 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).

Forms of secondary dominant

pluralsecondary dominants
alternative formⅤ/Ⅴ

Questions about secondary dominant

What does secondary dominant mean?
Secondary dominant means 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).
What part of speech is secondary dominant?
Secondary dominant is a noun.
What is the plural of secondary dominant?
The plural of secondary dominant is secondary dominants.

Words near secondary dominant in the dictionary

  1. secondary colours
  2. secondary consumer
  3. secondary consumers
  4. secondary diagonal
  5. secondary diagonals
  6. secondary dominant
  7. secondary drowning
  8. secondary drownings
  9. secondary education
  10. secondary emission
  11. secondary emissions

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