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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024whole′-tone scale′ (hōl′tōn′),USA pronunciation [Music.]- Music and Dancea scale progressing entirely by whole tones, as C, D, E, F♯, G♯, A♯, C.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whole-tone scale n - either of two scales produced by commencing on one of any two notes a chromatic semitone apart and proceeding upwards or downwards in whole tones for an octave. Such a scale, consisting of six degrees to the octave, is used by Debussy and subsequent composers
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