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SUPERTONIC

\sˈuːpətˈɒnɪk], \sˈuːpətˈɒnɪk], \s_ˈuː_p_ə_t_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of SUPERTONIC

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.

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The note next above the keynote; the second of the scale.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

In music, the note next above the key-note: the second note of the diatonic scale: thus D is the supertonic of the scale of C; A the supertonic of the scale of G; and so on.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

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