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pentatonic scales

pentatonic scales is the plural of pentatonic scale.

Meaning of pentatonic scale

Noun

pentatonic scale (plural pentatonic scales)

  1. A scale having five notes per octave.
    • Japanese mode pentatonic scale:
      {\set Staff.midiInstrument=#"koto"\override Score.TimeSignature#'stencil =##f{\time6/4 e'f'a'b'c2

Questions about pentatonic scales

What is pentatonic scales the plural of?
Pentatonic scales is the plural of pentatonic scale.

Words near pentatonic scales in the dictionary

  1. pentatomomorphs
  2. pentatone
  3. pentatones
  4. pentatonic
  5. pentatonic scale
  6. pentatonic scales
  7. pentatonically
  8. pentatonicism
  9. pentatonics
  10. pentatonism
  11. pentatope

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