secondary dominant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dominant (V) chord that temporarily tonicizes a non-tonic chord (i.e. allows a chord other than the tonic have the feeling of the tonic).

Word forms

secondary dominant secondary dominants Ⅴ/Ⅴ
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