/ Thesaurus / M Synonyms of major diatonic scale Find synonyms for: Noun1. major scale, major diatonic scale, mode, musical modeusage: a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8thWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: effervescent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language