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noun
The school of atonal musical composition
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: atonality
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: musical notation
History
From atonal + -ism.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
