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scale

/skɛɪl/ noun, verb · British & US
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What does scale mean?

noun, verb

A series of musical notes or sounds of different pitches; a device for measuring the weight or amount of something; to increase or extend something in size, amount, or degree.

Example

"The piano's keyboard has a musical scale with seven white keys."

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