Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In medieval music, same as leading note (which see, under leading), or subtonic.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Mus.) The sensible or leading note, or sharp seventh, of any key; subtonic.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun music The sensible or leading note, or sharp seventh, of any key; subtonic.

Etymologies

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sub- +‎ semitone

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