major mode

noun

Ionian mode

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major key
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Meanings

nounmajor mode (plural major modes)

plural major modes

  1. entertainmentIonian mode

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna key whose harmony is based on the major scale

Similar
major key
Broader
keytonality
Also see
major key

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

major mode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/major%20mode

MLA

“major mode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/major%20mode. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “major mode,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/major%20mode.

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