leading tone

lead·ing tone

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lee-ding tohn]
- /ˈli dɪŋ toʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lee-ding tohn]
- /ˈli dɪŋ toʊn/

Definitions of leading tone words

noun leading tone the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic. 1
noun leading tone the seventh tone of a scale, a half tone below the tonic 0
noun leading tone (music) scale degree seven when the first scale degree is one half step higher than the seventh scale degree. 0

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Origin of leading tone

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Leading tone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Leading tone

leading tone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

leading tone usage trend in Literature

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