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tonicization

tonicization noun: the temporary change of an originally non-tonic tone to tonic.

Noun

tonicization (countable and uncountable, plural tonicizations)

  1. The temporary change of an originally non-tonic tone to tonic.

Forms of tonicization

pluraltonicizations

Origin of tonicization

From tonic + -ization.

Questions about tonicization

What does tonicization mean?
Tonicization means the temporary change of an originally non-tonic tone to tonic.
What part of speech is tonicization?
Tonicization is a noun.
What is the plural of tonicization?
The plural of tonicization is tonicizations.

Words near tonicization in the dictionary

  1. tonicifies
  2. tonicify
  3. tonicifying
  4. tonicities
  5. tonicity
  6. tonicization
  7. tonicizations
  8. tonicize
  9. tonicized
  10. tonicizes
  11. tonicizing

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