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Aeolian mode

Pronunciation: /iːˈəʊlɪən/

Definition of Aeolian mode

noun

Music
  • the mode represented by the natural diatonic scale A-A (containing a minor 3rd, 6th, and 7th).

Origin:

late 18th century: from Latin Aeolius, 'from Aeolis' (an ancient coastal district of Asia Minor) + -an

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