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duodecaphony

duodecaphony is the alternative spelling of dodecaphony.

Meaning of dodecaphony

Noun

dodecaphony (uncountable)

  1. Twelve-tone music, a form of composition using all twelve tones of the chromatic scale in such a way that they are equal, i.e. having no tonic, no dominant, no major key or minor keys, and no distinction between harmony and dissonance.

Origin of duodecaphony

From duodeca- + -phony.

Words formed from duodecaphony

Questions about duodecaphony

What is duodecaphony the alternative spelling of?
Duodecaphony is the alternative spelling of dodecaphony.

Words near duodecaphony in the dictionary

  1. duodecanucleotide
  2. duodecanucleotides
  3. duodecapeptide
  4. duodecapeptides
  5. duodecaphonic
  6. duodecaphony
  7. duodecaploid
  8. duodecaploids
  9. duodecapolis
  10. duodecastyle
  11. duodecasyllabic

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