Major scale
Major scale noun - A diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th.
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Synonyms for Major scale
Musical mode and major scale are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Musical mode" instead a noun phrase "Major scale".
Musical mode
Musical mode noun - Any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave.
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Synonyms for Musical mode
Major scale and musical mode are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Major scale" with "Musical mode", this phrases are similar.
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Musical mode and Major scale. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/major_scale/musical_mode
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