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pentatonic scale

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A scale having five notes per octave.

Equivalents

3 more languages

Examples

“Japanese mode pentatonic scale: {\set⟳ Staff.midiInstrument=#"koto"\override Score⟳.TimeSignature#'stencil =##f{\time6/4 e'f'a'b'c2”

CEFR level

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

pentatonicism pentatonism pentatope pentatope number pentatriacontane pentatriacontanoic acid

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