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      submediant
      noun
      (music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic)
      Roots
      subsub- · Latin · belowmediusmedi- · Latin · middleans-ant · Latin · being
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      The word submediant breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: sub-, from Latin sub (“below”); medi, from Latin medius (“middle”); and -ant, from Latin ans (“being”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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