Usually means: Seven-note, stepwise, natural musical scale.
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  10. diatonic scale: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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noun:  (music) A seven-note musical scale consisting of five tones and two diatonic semitones, formed by stacking six perfect fifths.

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