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major diatonic scale vs musical mode

musical mode vs major diatonic scale

major diatonic scale and musical mode both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
major diatonic scale Yes No No No
musical mode Yes No No No
As nouns, musical mode is a hypernym of major diatonic scale; that is, musical mode is a word with a broader meaning than major diatonic scale:
  • major diatonic scale: a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th
  • musical mode: any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
Other hypernyms of major diatonic scale include mode.
major diatonic scale (noun) musical mode (noun)
a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
Difference between major diatonic scale and musical mode

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