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subtonal

subtonal adjective: relating to subtones.

Adjective

subtonal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to subtones.

Origin of subtonal

From sub- + tonal.

Questions about subtonal

What does subtonal mean?
Subtonal means relating to subtones.
What part of speech is subtonal?
Subtonal is an adjective.

Words near subtonal in the dictionary

  1. subtokens
  2. subtomentose
  3. subtomogram
  4. subtomograms
  5. subtomographic
  6. subtonal
  7. subtone
  8. subtones
  9. subtongue
  10. subtongues
  11. subtonic

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