atonal

[ey-tohn-l] Origin

a·ton·al

[ey-tohn-l]
adjective Music.
of, pertaining to, or marked by atonality.

Origin:
1920–25; a-6 + tonal

a·ton·al·is·tic, adjective
a·ton·al·ly, adverb
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Atonal is always a great word to know.
So is augmented chord. Does it mean:
chord which contains an augmented interval
consists of a half rest plus a dot
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atonal (eɪˈtəʊnəl, æ-)
 
adj
music Compare tonal having no established key
 
a'tonalism
 
n
 
a'tonally
 
adv

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atonal
1922, from a- "not" (see a- (2)) + tonal (see tone). Atonality is recorded from 1958.
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