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diatonic scale vs musical mode

musical mode vs diatonic scale

diatonic scale and musical mode both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
diatonic scale Yes No No No
musical mode Yes No No No
As nouns, musical mode is a hyponym of diatonic scale; that is, musical mode is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diatonic scale:
  • diatonic scale: a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones
  • musical mode: any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
Other hyponyms of diatonic scale include mode.
diatonic scale (noun) musical mode (noun)
a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
Difference between diatonic scale and musical mode

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