Locrian mode in English

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        "A mode whose scale is the same as a natural minor scale except with the second and fifth scale degrees lowered by one half step each, yielding the interval pattern (semitone - tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone)."
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        "(music) A mode whose scale is the same as a natural minor scale except with the second and fifth scale degrees lowered by one half step each, yielding the interval pattern (semitone - tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone)."
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    },
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      "word": "Lydian mode"
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        "entertainment",
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"Locrian mode" meaning in English

Noun