Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lydian mode

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: ly-di-an -mode
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mode whose scale is the same as a major key with the fourth scale degree raised by one half step, with the interval pattern

Example Sentences

"tone - tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - semitone."
"Starting on the note C, this produces a scale with the notes C, D, E, F♯, G, A, B, C"
"{c'd'e'fis'g'a'b'c}"

Frequently Paired Words

Aeolian mode Dorian mode Locrian mode Mixolydian mode Phrygian mode

Questions

What does lydian mode mean?: A mode whose scale is the same as a major key with the fourth scale degree raised by one half step, with the interval pattern

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