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- [mey-jer skeyl]
- /ˈmeɪ dʒər skeɪl/
- /ˈmeɪdʒə(r) skeɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mey-jer skeyl]
- /ˈmeɪ dʒər skeɪl/
Definitions of major scale words
- noun major scale a scale consisting of a series of whole steps except for half steps between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth degrees. 1
- noun major scale any of the diatonic scales having the eight tones succeeding by whole tones but with a semitone between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth tones: there are twelve major scales, one in each key 0
- noun major scale One of the diatonic scales; a group of notes or musical pitches in a particular pattern, used to make melodies. The pattern for a major scale is. 0
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Origin of major scale
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70
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Parts of speech for Major scale
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
major scale popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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