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scale

noun [C] (MUSIC)
 
 
/skeɪl/

Definition

a set of notes played or sung in order, going up or down: the scale of G major You must practise your scales every day.Notes of the musical scale
(Definition of scale noun (MUSIC) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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