subdominant
noun
sub·dom·i·nant
ˌsəb-ˈdä-mə-nənt
-ˈdäm-nənt
1
: the fourth tone of a major or minor scale
2
: something partly but incompletely dominant
especially
: an ecologically important life form subordinate in influence to the dominants of a community
subdominant
adjective
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