C MAJOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does C major mean? 

• C MAJOR (noun)
  The noun C MAJOR has 1 sense:

1. (music) the major scale having no sharps or flats

  Familiarity information: C MAJOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• C MAJOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(music) the major scale having no sharps or flats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

C major; C major scale; scale of C major

Hypernyms ("C major" is a kind of...):

major diatonic scale; major scale (a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)