chromatic
adjective
relating to a musical scale that uses semitones (=notes that are next to each other on a piano)
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Describing or relating to notes in the musical scale
major
adjective
relating to a musical scale (=fixed series of musical notes) with semitones between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth musical notes
minor
adjective
relating to a musical scale (=fixed series of musical notes) in which the third note is a semitone lower than that of the related major scale
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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