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bitonality

bitonality noun: the simultaneous presence of two keys in a piece of music.

Noun

bitonality (uncountable)

  1. The simultaneous presence of two keys in a piece of music

Origin of bitonality

From bitonal + -ity.

Questions about bitonality

What does bitonality mean?
Bitonality means the simultaneous presence of two keys in a piece of music.
What part of speech is bitonality?
Bitonality is a noun.

Words near bitonality in the dictionary

  1. bitochki
  2. Bitola
  3. bitolterol
  4. bitonal
  5. bitonalism
  6. bitonality
  7. bitonally
  8. bitonic
  9. Bitonto
  10. Bitoon
  11. bitopic

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