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B dim is diatonic to the key of C Major, using its 7th scale degree as the root note. Thus, it is called the vii or vii° chord. The ° indicates diminished, but you have to be careful - we are dealing with the diminished triad here, not the diminished seventh. The Diminished 7th chord has two variations - half and full. Half is indicated with a slash through the ° symbol.
The vii chord is called the ''<u>Leading Chord''</u>. Harmonically, it has a dominant function.
C F/C B{{dim}} C