melodic minor scale

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melod′ic mi′nor scale′, [Music.]

1. Music and Dance See minor scale (def. 2).

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melodic minor scale noun

1. a minor scale modified from the natural by the sharpening of the sixth and seventh when taken in ascending order and the restoration of their original pitches when taken in descending order
   Compare minor4a, harmonic minor scale