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tonalist

[ tohn-l-ist ]

noun

  1. a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tonalist1

First recorded in 1900–05; tonal + -ist

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Example Sentences

Tonalist, with his fresh legs, surged past Commissioner to take the race by a nose.

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