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noun
A style of music that is written without a key.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A passage written without a key.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: atonalism
Antonyms: tonality
Broader terms: musical notation
History
From atonal + -ity or a- + tonality.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
