Thesaurus: diatonic

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1. a. Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which is the octave of the first.
2. adj. based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals
3. adj. based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music
4. Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which is the octave of the first. Diatonic scale (Mus.), a scale consisting of eight sounds with seven intervals, of which two are semitones and five are whole tones; a modern major or minor scale, as distinguished from the chromatic scale.
5. Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which isthe octave of the first. Diatonic scale (Mus.), a scale consisting ofeight sounds with seven intervals, of which two are semitones andfive are whole tones; a modern major or minor scale, as distinguishedfrom the chromatic scale.
6. j:100 a. based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals s. based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music