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Meaning of Dorian mode | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A mode whose scale is the same as a minor key with the sixth scale degree raised by one half step, with the interval pattern

uncountable

Examples

“tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone - tone”
“Starting on the note C, this produces a scale with the notes C, D, E♭, F, G, A, B♭, C”
“{c'd'es'f'g'a'bes'c}”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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