slendro

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noun

A pentatonic scale, the older of the two most common scales used in Indonesian gamelan music, the other being pelog.

OriginJavanese ꦱ꧀ꦭꦺꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦺꦴ →
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Meanings

nounslendro (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA pentatonic scale, the older of the two most common scales used in Indonesian gamelan music, the other being pelog.

Origin

  1. Javaneseꦱ꧀ꦭꦺꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦺꦴ
  2. Englishslendro

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱ꧀ꦭꦺꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦺꦴ (sléndro). In Javanese the term is said to derive either from "Sailendra", the name of the ruling family in the eighth and ninth centuries when Borobudur was built, or from its earlier being given by the god Sang Hyang Hendra.

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APA

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

MLA

“slendro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slendro. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slendro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slendro.

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