"musical scale" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: musical scales [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} musical scale (plural musical scales)
  1. A set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch. Categories (topical): Music Translations (a set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch): hudební stupnice [feminine] (Czech), sävelasteikko (Finnish), skaala (Finnish), gamme [feminine] (French), escala musical [feminine] (Galician), მუსიკალური სკალა (musiḳaluri sḳala) (Georgian), 音階 (onkai) (Japanese), aarey chiaull [feminine] (Manx), skala muzyczna [feminine] (Polish), scară muzicală [feminine] (Romanian), tonskala [common-gender] (Swedish), talalinigan (Tagalog), talalinggan (Tagalog)

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