"harmonic minor scale" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: harmonic minor scales [plural]
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  1. (music) a type of minor scale with the 3rd and 6th notes lowered by one semitone, with the interval pattern: Translations (musical scale): escala menor armónica [feminine] (Spanish)

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