Diatonic scale
Diatonic scale noun - A scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones.
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Synonyms for Diatonic scale
Minor scale and diatonic scale are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Minor scale" with "Diatonic scale", this phrases are similar.
Minor scale
Minor scale noun - A diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th.
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Synonyms for Minor scale
Diatonic scale and minor scale are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Diatonic scale" with "Minor scale", this phrases are similar.
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Minor scale and Diatonic scale. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diatonic_scale/minor_scale
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