(noun)
1) the major scale, but the 4th note is raised by a
semitone
2) the major scale, but you treat the 4th note as the root
(adjective)
relating to Lydia, an ancient region of western
Asia Minor, south of
Mysia and Caria.
“The Lydian
mode has a raised note instead of
lowered ones. It sounds bright and
carefree. Awfully carefree.”
