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serial music

serial music noun: music, especially from the 20th century, in which the themes are based on a definite order of notes of an equal-tempered scale.

Noun

serial music (uncountable)

  1. Music, especially from the 20th century, in which the themes are based on a definite order of notes of an equal-tempered scale.
    Synonyms:
    serialism

Synonyms of serial music

Questions about serial music

What does serial music mean?
Serial music means music, especially from the 20th century, in which the themes are based on a definite order of notes of an equal-tempered scale.
What part of speech is serial music?
Serial music is a noun.

Words near serial music in the dictionary

  1. serial killing
  2. serial kills
  3. serial monogamist
  4. serial monogamists
  5. serial monogamy
  6. serial music
  7. serial number
  8. serial numbers
  9. serial pest
  10. serial pests
  11. serial polygamies

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