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Noun: octatonic scale
  1. An eight-note scale made up of alternating semitones and whole tones
    "Bernstein often used the octatonic scale, also very popular in jazz music, as a basis for his compositions"

Derived forms: octatonic scales

Type of: musical scale, scale

Encyclopedia: Octatonic scale