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dodecaphonic

dodecaphonic adjective: of or pertaining to dodecaphony.

Adjective

dodecaphonic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to dodecaphony.
    • In 1952 Pierre Boulez wrote that “any musician who has not felt ... the necessity of the dodecaphonic language is of no use.”2008 January 19, Vivien Schweitzer, “Revisiting the Works of a Former Firebrand to See if They’re Still Warm to the Touch”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    dodecatonal

Synonyms of dodecaphonic

Forms of dodecaphonic

alternative formduodecaphonic

Origin of dodecaphonic

From dodecaphony + -ic.

Words formed from dodecaphonic

Questions about dodecaphonic

What does dodecaphonic mean?
Dodecaphonic means of or pertaining to dodecaphony.
What part of speech is dodecaphonic?
Dodecaphonic is an adjective.

Words near dodecaphonic in the dictionary

  1. dodecapeptide
  2. dodecapeptides
  3. dodecaphobia
  4. dodecaphobic
  5. dodecaphobics
  6. dodecaphonic
  7. dodecaphonically
  8. dodecaphonics
  9. dodecaphonism
  10. dodecaphonist
  11. dodecaphonists

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