supertonic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsuːpəˈtɒnɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(so̅o̅′pər ton′ik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
su•per•ton•ic  (so̅o̅′pər ton′ik),USA pronunciation n. [Music.]
  1. Music and Dancethe second tone of a diatonic scale, being the next above the tonic.
  • super- + tonic 1800–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
supertonic / ˌsuːpəˈtɒnɪk/
  1. the second degree of a major or minor scale
  2. a key or chord based on this
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