plagal.
Designating a mode lying a perfect fourth below the authentic form.
Meaning & usage
Designating a mode lying a perfect fourth below the authentic form.
Designating a cadence in which the subdominant chord precedes the tonic.
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin plagalis, from plaga, from plagius, from Byzantine Ancient Greek πλάγιος (plágios, “plagal”), πλάγιος (plágios, “oblique”).
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