MAJOR MODE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A key whose harmony is based on the major scale

Synonyms:

major key; major mode

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("major mode" is a kind of...):

key; tonality (any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music)

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