English to English
diatonic
(,d/aI//@/'t/A/n/I/k
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adjective (a)
- based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which is the octave of the first.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music(adj.all)source: wordnet30
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