Diatonic scale and Musical mode

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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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Musical mode and diatonic scale are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Musical mode" with "Diatonic scale", this phrases are similar.

Musical mode

Musical mode noun - Any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave.
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Diatonic scale and musical mode are semantically related. You can use "Diatonic scale" instead a noun phrase "Musical mode".

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