diatonic scale

Noun
  1. A scale with eight notes in an octave;
    All but two are separated by whole tones (synset 106873373)
    is a type of: musical scale, scale - (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
    subtypes: mode, musical mode - any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave

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