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ATONALISTIC

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a⋅ton⋅al

  [ey-tohn-l]
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–adjective Music.
of, pertaining to, or marked by atonality.
Origin:
1920–25; a- 6 + tonal

Related forms:
a⋅ton⋅al⋅is⋅tic, adjective
a⋅ton⋅⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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atonal 
1922, from a- "not" (see a- (2)) + tonal (see tone).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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