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Merriam Webster's
noun Etymology: Sanskrit r?ga, literally, color, tone; akin to Sanskrit rajyati it reddens, Greek rhezein to dye Date: 17881. one of the ancient traditional melodic patterns or modes in Indian music2. an improvisation based on a traditional raga — compare tala
Oxford Reference Dictionary
n. (also rag) Ind. Mus. 1 a pattern of notes used as a basis for improvisation. 2 a piece using a particular raga. Etymology: Skr., = colour, musical tone
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
(ragas) A raga is a piece of Indian music based on a traditional scale or pattern of notes which is also called a raga. N-COUNT
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Moby Thesaurus
Aeolian mode, Dorian mode, Greek modes, Hindu mode, Indian mode, Locrian mode, Lydian mode, Phrygian mode, authentic mode, hypoaeolian mode, hypodorian mode, hypoionian mode, hypolocrian mode, hypolydian mode, hypomixolydian mode, hypophrygian mode, major mode, minor mode, mixolydian mode, mode, octave species, plagal mode
