"Phrygian mode" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Phrygian modes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Phrygian mode (plural Phrygian modes)
  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: Wikipedia link: Phrygian mode Categories (topical): Music Coordinate_terms: Ionian mode, Dorian mode, Lydian mode, Mixolydian mode, Aeolian mode, Locrian mode
    Sense id: en-Phrygian_mode-en-noun-Mx7xzY8Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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