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modal scale

modal scale noun: a tonal scale used in most forms of Western music.

Noun

modal scale (plural modal scales)

  1. A tonal scale used in most forms of Western music.

Forms of modal scale

pluralmodal scales

Questions about modal scale

What does modal scale mean?
Modal scale means a tonal scale used in most forms of Western music.
What part of speech is modal scale?
Modal scale is a noun.
What is the plural of modal scale?
The plural of modal scale is modal scales.

Words near modal scale in the dictionary

  1. modal jazz
  2. modal logic
  3. modal logics
  4. modal particle
  5. modal particles
  6. modal scale
  7. modal scales
  8. modal shift
  9. modal shifts
  10. modal stacking
  11. modal verb

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