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noun
A seven-note musical scale consisting of five tones and two diatonic semitones, formed by stacking six perfect fifths.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: scale, musical scale
Narrower terms: mode, musical mode
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