musical mode 1
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Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
Hypernym
diatonic scale 1
noun
a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones
EnglishHyponym
any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode
Greek mode 1
noun
any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of classical Greece
major scale 1
noun
a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th
minor scale 1
noun
a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th
maqam 1
noun
the system of melodic modes used in traditional Arabic music.
