Subdominant
noun
1.
Music. the fourth tone of a diatonic scale, next below the dominant.
adjective
2.
less than or not quite dominant.
noun
1.
the fourth degree of a major or minor scale
2.
a key or chord based on this
adjective
3.
of or relating to the subdominant
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