Definitions for major scale
ma·jor scale

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1. major scale, major diatonic scalenoun

   a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th

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1. major scalenoun

   One of the diatonic scales; a group of notes or musical pitches in a particular pattern, used to make melodies. The pattern for a major scale is:

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1. Major scale

   The major scale (or Ionian mode) is one of the most commonly used musical scales, especially in Western music. It is one of the diatonic scales. Like many musical scales, it is made up of seven notes: the eighth duplicates the first at double its frequency so that it is called a higher octave of the same note (from Latin "octavus", the eighth).

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1. Major scale

   The major scale or Ionian scale is one of the most commonly used scales. It is one of the diatonic scales. Like many musical scales it is made up of seven notes: the eighth duplicates the first at double its frequency so that it is called a higher octave of the same note. The simplest major scale to write is C major, the only major scale not to require sharps or flats: The major scale had a central importance in European music, particularly in the common practice period and in popular music, owing to the large number of chords that can be formed from it. In Hindustani classical music it is known as Bilaval.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of major scale in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of major scale in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of major scale in a Sentence

1. Chris Christie:

   We have taken for granted, everybody, nearly 14 years of not attack in this country on a major scale. And we should not take that for granted, the thing that's demoralizing to me is that there are I think so many sectors in our country who haven't forgotten 9/11. Everyone will remember 9/11, but have forgotten what 9/11 felt like.

2. Michael Korda:

   Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility... in the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have... is the ability to take on responsibility.

3. Piara Powar:

   There has been nothing on a major scale and nothing from Russians, that was one of the concerns of course coming into the tournament. So that's all good news from our point of view.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=major scale
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Major_Scale
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Scale
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=major scale