Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(music) the major scale having no sharps or flats
Similar
C major scalescale of C major
Broader
major scalemajor diatonic scale
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin C大調 /C大调
- C大調 /C大调 (sēidàdiào)the major key with C as its tonic
Dutch C-majeur, C-groot
- C-majeurthe major key with C as its tonic
- C-grootthe major key with C as its tonic
- C-majeurthe major chord with a root of C
- C-grootthe major chord with a root of C
Finnish C-duuri
- C-duurithe major key with C as its tonic
French do majeur, ut majeur
- do majeurthe major key with C as its tonic
- ut majeurthe major key with C as its tonic
- do majeurthe major chord with a root of C
- ut majeurthe major chord with a root of C
German C-Dur, C-Dur
- C-Durthe major key with C as its tonic
- C-Durthe major chord with a root of C
Hungarian C-dúr, C-dúr
- C-dúrthe major key with C as its tonic
- C-dúrthe major chord with a root of C
Icelandic C-dúr
- C-dúrthe major key with C as its tonic
Japanese ハ長調
- ハ長調 (hachōchō)the major key with C as its tonic
Korean 다장조
- 다장조 (dajangjo)the major key with C as its tonic
Polish C-dur, C-dur
- C-durthe major key with C as its tonic
- C-durthe major chord with a root of C
Russian до мажо́р
- до мажо́р (do mažór)the major key with C as its tonic
Spanish do mayor, do mayor
- do mayorthe major key with C as its tonic
- do mayorthe major chord with a root of C
Cite this entry
APA
C major. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C%20major
MLA
“C major.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C%20major. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “C major,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C%20major.
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