musical mode 1

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Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave

Synonyms

mode 5
any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave

Hyponym

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any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode

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any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of classical Greece

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a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th

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a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th

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the system of melodic modes used in traditional Arabic music.