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supertonic

supertonic noun: the second note in a diatonic scale.

Noun

supertonic (plural supertonics)

  1. The second note in a diatonic scale.

Forms of supertonic

pluralsupertonics

Origin of supertonic

From super- + tonic.

Questions about supertonic

What does supertonic mean?
Supertonic means the second note in a diatonic scale.
What part of speech is supertonic?
Supertonic is a noun.
What is the plural of supertonic?
The plural of supertonic is supertonics.

Words near supertonic in the dictionary

  1. supertired
  2. supertitle
  3. supertitled
  4. supertitles
  5. supertitling
  6. supertonic
  7. supertonics
  8. supertope
  9. supertopes
  10. supertopic
  11. supertopics

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