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twelve-tone

twelve-tone adjective: using or relating to the twelve-tone technique.

Adjective

twelve-tone (not comparable)

  1. Using or relating to the twelve-tone technique.

Phrases with twelve-tone

Questions about twelve-tone

What does twelve-tone mean?
Twelve-tone means using or relating to the twelve-tone technique.
What part of speech is twelve-tone?
Twelve-tone is an adjective.

Words near twelve-tone in the dictionary

  1. twelve-speeds
  2. twelve-step program
  3. twelve-step programs
  4. twelve-stepper
  5. twelve-steppers
  6. twelve-tone
  7. twelve-tone technique
  8. twelvefold
  9. twelvefoldness
  10. twelvehundred
  11. twelvehynde

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