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collectionally

collectionally adverb: pertaining to collections (sets of pitch classes).

Adverb

collectionally (comparative more collectionally, superlative most collectionally)

  1. Pertaining to collections (sets of pitch classes)
    • Moreover, any available sixth within each such collection (and collectionally distinct patch or passage) may link with any other.1997, Elaine Barkin, E: An Anthology : Music Texts & Graphics (1975-1995), page 36
    • Was Carter in fact thinking collectionally at all in the works of his early period.2012, Marguerite Boland, John Link, Elliott Carter Studies, page 22

Forms of collectionally

comparativemore collectionally
superlativemost collectionally

Origin of collectionally

From collectional + -ly.

Questions about collectionally

What does collectionally mean?
Collectionally means pertaining to collections (sets of pitch classes).
What part of speech is collectionally?
Collectionally is an adverb.

Words near collectionally in the dictionary

  1. collection societies
  2. collection society
  3. collection-plate
  4. collection-plates
  5. collectional
  6. collectionally
  7. collectioner
  8. collectioners
  9. collectionitis
  10. collections
  11. collective

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