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dodecaphonist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A practitioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • The pioneering Austrian composer Arnold Schönberg was the leading dodecaphonist.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

International word formed circa 1950 from Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”) + -ist, recorded in English since 1953, presumably modeled on German Dodekaphonist.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: dodecafonist — proponent of dodecaphony
  • Dutch: dodecaphonist — proponent of dodecaphony
  • French: dodécaphoniste — proponent of dodecaphony
  • German: Dodekaphonist — proponent of dodecaphony