"Locrian mode" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Locrian mode
  1. (music) A mode whose scale is the same as a minor key with the second scale degree lowered by one half step, with the interval pattern (semitone - tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone). Categories (topical): Music Coordinate_terms: Ionian mode, Dorian mode, Phrygian mode, Lydian mode, Mixolydian mode, Aeolian mode
    Sense id: en-Locrian_mode-en-noun-lYOxC70E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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