supertonic

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noun

The second note in a diatonic scale.

OriginEnglish tonic ← Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) ← Latin super- →
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Meanings

nounsupertonic (plural supertonics)

plural supertonics

  1. entertainmentThe second note in a diatonic scale.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Ancient Greekτονῐκός (tonĭkós)
  8. Englishtonic
  9. Englishsupertonic

From super- + tonic.

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Translations

Finnish teräsävel
  • teräsävelsecond note
French sus-tonique
  • sus-toniquesecond note
German Supertonika
  • Supertonikasecond note
Italian sopratonica
  • sopratonicasecond note
Portuguese supertônica, sobretônica
  • supertônicasecond note
  • sobretônicasecond note
Spanish supertónica
  • supertónicasecond note
Cite this entry
APA

supertonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supertonic

MLA

“supertonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supertonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supertonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supertonic.

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