SUBTONIC
Meaning of SUBTONIC in English
transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsəb-ˈtä-nik ]
noun
Etymology: from its being a half tone below the upper tonic
Date: circa 1854
: leading tone
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.
Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.
2003