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tonalitive

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to⋅nal⋅i⋅ty

  [toh-nal-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. Music.
a. the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system.
b. a particular scale or system of tones; a key.
2. (in painting, graphics, etc.) the system of tones or tints, or the color scheme, of a picture.
3. the quality of tones.
Origin:
1830–40; tonal + -ity

Related forms:
to⋅nal⋅i⋅tive, adjective
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