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subtonic

subtonic is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Phonetics) A subtonic sound or element; a vocal consonant, as b, d, g, n, etc.; a subvocal.
  2. 2.(Mus.) The seventh tone of the scale, or that immediately below the tonic; -- called also subsemitone.

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

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