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dodecaphonism

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do⋅dec⋅a⋅pho⋅nism

  [doh-dek-uh-fuh-niz-uhm, doh-di-kaf-uh-]
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–noun
musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
Also, do⋅dec⋅a⋅pho⋅ny  [doh-dek-uh-foh-nee, doh-di-kaf-uh-nee] .

Origin:
1950–55; dodeca- + -phone + -ism

Related forms:
do⋅dec⋅a⋅phon⋅ic  [doh-dek-uh-fon-ik] , adjective
do⋅dec⋅a⋅phon⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
do⋅dec⋅a⋅phon⋅ist, noun
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do·dec·a·phon·ic   (dō'děk-ə-fŏn'ĭk)   
adj.  Relating to, composed in, or consisting of twelve-tone music.

[Greek dōdeka, twelve; see dodecagon + phon(o)-, tone, pitch + -ic.]
do·dec'a·phon·ist (dō-děk'ə-fə-nĭst, dō'də-kāf'ə-) n., do·dec'a·phon'y (dō-děk'ə-fō'nē, dō'də-kāf'ə-), do·dec'a·phon·ism n.
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