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mediant

mediant is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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1.The third above the keynote; -- so called because it divides the interval between the tonic and dominant into two thirds.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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What is the third above the keynote; -- so called because it divides the interval between the tonic and dominant into two thirds called?

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Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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