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atonal
[
ey-
tohn
-l
]
Origin
a·ton·al
/
eɪˈtoʊn
l
/
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[
ey-
tohn
-l
]
Show IPA
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
is always a great word to know.
So is
augmented chord
. Does it mean:
So is
sixteenth rest
. Does it mean:
So is
cadence
. Does it mean:
chord which contains an augmented interval
consists of a half rest plus a dot
rest equal in time value to a sixteenth note
major interval, chord, scale
sequence of notes or chords indicating completion of a composition, section, phrase
rest equal in time value to a quarter note
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World English Dictionary
atonal
(eɪˈtəʊn
ə
l, æ-)
—
adj
music
Compare
tonal
having no established key
a'tonalism
—
n
a'tonally
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
atonal
1922, from a- "not" (see
a-
(2)) + tonal (see
tone
). Atonality is recorded from 1958.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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