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noun • a central cohesive source of support and stability • the central building block at the top of an arch or vault | ||||||||
31% | 6 | Setae of butterfly wings; or, from the Latin for “ladders” or “staircases”, sequences of musical notes, progressing up or down stepwise | ||||||
noun • an ordered reference standard • relative magnitude • the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it • a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin • a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin • (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) • a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass • an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks • a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) • a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals verb • measure by or as if by a scale • pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard • take by attacking with scaling ladders • reach the highest point of • climb up by means of a ladder • remove the scales from • measure with or as if with scales • size or measure according to a scale | ||||||||
26% | 9 | Musical instrument that generates and arranges sequences of musical notes | ||||||
noun • (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer • computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence | ||||||||
Musical Sequences Must Have Musical Quality In Principle Crossword Clue
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KEYSTONE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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Updated: October 14, 2023
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