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 These are quartertone functions that are not on the Paradiatonic Scale.  Of these, there are only two basic functions...
-'''Superobstant''' - This is a note which, in Bass-Up tonality, is mapped to 9\24.  This region is characterized by intervals that don’t consistently act as either thirds or fourths, or even act as a cross between a third and a fourth, as well as by intervals that act as parachromatic alterations of either the Mediant or the Serviant.  Although originally named the "Varicoserviant" region- the name coming from "Varicant" and "Serviant", with a linking "-o-" in place of the "-ant" of "Varicant"- the fact is that intervals in this region are also generally more dissonant and have a tendency to disrupt both chords and melodies, leading to their avoidance in chords outside of deliberate dissonances, has lead to a name change for the region as a whole.  The new name of this region comes from "super-" and "obstant" which comes from Latin "obstō"<ref>[[Wiktionary: obsto #Latin]]</ref>.  Chords of this type have Preserviant, Preintersubiant and Preinterregnant functions as well as Premediant functions.
+'''Superobstant''' - This is a note which, in Bass-Up tonality, is mapped to 9\24.  This region is characterized by intervals that don’t consistently act as either thirds or fourths, or even act as a cross between a third and a fourth, as well as by intervals that act as parachromatic alterations of either the Mediant or the Serviant.  As per the name, which comes from "super-" and "obstant", the latter of which comes from Latin "obstō"<ref>[[Wiktionary: obsto #Latin]]</ref>, intervals in this region are also generally more dissonant and have a tendency to disrupt both chords and melodies, leading to their avoidance in chords outside of deliberate dissonances.  Chords of this type have Preserviant, Preintersubiant and Preinterregnant functions as well as Premediant functions.
-'''Subobstant''' - This is a note which, in Bass-Up tonality, is mapped to 15\24.  This region is characterized by intervals that don’t consistently act as either fifths or sixths, or even act as a cross between a fifth and a sixth, as well as by intervals that act as parachromatic alterations of either the Dominant or the Contramediant.  Although originally named the "Varicodominant" region- the name coming from "Varicant" and "Dominant", with a linking "-o-" in place of the "-ant" of "Varicant"- the fact that intervals in this region are also generally more dissonant, leading to their avoidance in chords outside of deliberate dissonances, has lead to a name change for the region as a whole.  The new name of this region comes from "sub-" and "obstant", which, as mentioned before, comes from Latin "obstō".  Chords of this type have Predominant, Preintersubiant and Preinterregnant functions, as well as Precontramediant functions, and, perhaps very tellingly, tend to utilize Diminished Fourths instead of Major Thirds due to the functions of the Subgradient- which usually gets incorporated into these kinds of chords.
+'''Subobstant''' - This is a note which, in Bass-Up tonality, is mapped to 15\24.  This region is characterized by intervals that don’t consistently act as either fifths or sixths, or even act as a cross between a fifth and a sixth, as well as by intervals that act as parachromatic alterations of either the Dominant or the Contramediant.  As per the name, which comes from "sub-" and "obstant", which, as mentioned before, comes from Latin "obstō", intervals in this region are also generally more dissonant, leading to their avoidance in chords outside of deliberate dissonances.  Chords of this type have Predominant, Preintersubiant and Preinterregnant functions, as well as Precontramediant functions, and, perhaps very tellingly, tend to utilize Diminished Fourths instead of Major Thirds due to the functions of the Subgradient- which usually gets incorporated into these kinds of chords.
 == Diatonic, Paradiatonic, and the Tonic's Proximal Pythagorean Aura ==