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tendency tone

tendency tone noun: a pitch that tends to move toward another pitch, usually the submediant or the leading tone.

Noun

tendency tone (plural tendency tones)

  1. a pitch that tends to move toward another pitch, usually the submediant or the leading tone

Forms of tendency tone

pluraltendency tones

Questions about tendency tone

What does tendency tone mean?
Tendency tone means a pitch that tends to move toward another pitch, usually the submediant or the leading tone.
What part of speech is tendency tone?
Tendency tone is a noun.
What is the plural of tendency tone?
The plural of tendency tone is tendency tones.

Words near tendency tone in the dictionary

  1. tendencially
  2. tendencies
  3. tendencious
  4. tendenciously
  5. tendency
  6. tendency tone
  7. tendency tones
  8. tendency writing
  9. tendency writings
  10. tendential
  11. tendentially

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