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 * Auxolydic Myxaeolian
 * Auxolydic Aeolocrian
-* Auxolydic Meiolocrian
+* Auxolydic Meiolocrian (only ever distinct from Meiolocrian proper if the Keenanisma is not tempered out)
 * Auxolydic Dorionian
 * Auxolydic Phrygidorian
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 === Meiolocrian ===
-One might think that Locrian is useless and not even worth the trouble, however, the actual problem is that people generally don't know how to handle a flattened fifth, and they assume that the harmony of Locrian must be strictly tertian when this is not the case at all.  This scale is only distinct from the Lydian scale by means other than simple mode if the Keenanisma is not tempered out, as otherwise, the step patterns between the two scales are identical- with the Locrian scale consisting of notes related to the Tonic by the following ratios:
+Commonly thought of as being an enharmonic variation of the Altered scale from jazz, this scale is actually distinct from the Altered scale in non-Meantone settings owing to the [[syntonic comma]] not being tempered, and thus, different scale degrees having markedly different tunings between the two scales.  Do note that for the Diatonic-derived apposite name, I've coined a prefix "meio-" from Ancient Greek [[Wiktionary: μειόω #Ancient Greek|''meióō'']] (to lessen or diminish) and tacked it onto Locrian to make the name given here, and it is from this name that I've decided derive the names of the other modes of this scale.  Much like with Locrian mode and Lydian mode in the Diatonic scale, this mode and Lydian Augmented share a scale if the Keenanisma is not temepred out.  This scale consists of notes related to the Tonic by the following ratios:
 * [[1/1]]
 * [[16/15]]
 * [[77/64]]
-* [[4/3]]
+* [[32/25]]
 * [[64/45]]
 * [[8/5]]
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 As for the other modes of this scale, I give them the following names:
-* Locric Ionian
+* Meiolocric Dorionian
-* Locric Dorian
+* Meiolocric Phrygidorian
-* Locric Phrygian
+* Meiolocric Auxolydian (only ever distinct from Auxolydian proper if the Keenanisma is not tempered out)
-* Locric Lydian (only ever distinct from Lydian proper if the Keenanisma is not tempered out)
+* Meiolocric Lydomyxian
-* Locric Mixolydian
+* Meiolocric Myxaeolian
-* Locric Aeolian
+* Meiolocric Aeolocrian