Usually means: Seven-note, stepwise, natural musical scale.
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▸ noun:  (music) A seven-note musical scale consisting of five tones and two diatonic semitones, formed by stacking six perfect fifths.

Similar:
pentatonic scale, diatonicism, diminished fifth, octatonic scale, tonality, major scale, minor scale, septenary, dodecuple scale, diminished seventh, more...

Types:
major, minor, chromatic, melodic, harmonic, more...

Phrases:
major diatonic scale, minor diatonic scale, tone of the diatonic scale, more...

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Similar:
pentatonic scale, diatonicism, diminished fifth, octatonic scale, tonality, major scale, minor scale, septenary, dodecuple scale, diminished seventh, more...

Types:
major, minor, chromatic, melodic, harmonic, more...

Phrases:
major diatonic scale, minor diatonic scale, tone of the diatonic scale, more...



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