subdominant adjective & noun2.
[sʌb'dɒmɪnǝnt] E19.[from SUB- 5 + DOMINANT.]A. adjective. Less than dominant, not quite dominant. Chiefly
Ecology, designating a plant which is prevalent in a community without being the dominant species.
E19.b. noun.
Ecology. A subdominant species.
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subdominant noun1.
[sʌb'dɒmɪnǝnt] L18.[from SUB- 1 + DOMINANT noun.]Music. The note next below the dominant of a scale; the fourth note of the diatonic scale of a key.
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