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atonality

atonality noun: a style of music that is written without a key.

Noun

atonality (countable and uncountable, plural atonalities)

  1. (uncountable) A style of music that is written without a key.
  2. (countable) A passage written without a key.

Forms of atonality

pluralatonalities

Origin of atonality

From atonal + -ity or a- + tonality.

Questions about atonality

What does atonality mean?
Atonality means a style of music that is written without a key.
What part of speech is atonality?
Atonality is a noun.
What is the plural of atonality?
The plural of atonality is atonalities.

Words near atonality in the dictionary

  1. atonalisms
  2. atonalist
  3. atonalistic
  4. atonalists
  5. atonalities
  6. atonality
  7. atonally
  8. atone
  9. atoneable
  10. atoned
  11. atonement

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