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tonal |
Grep of noun tonal tonal language tonal pattern tonal system tonality Overview of adj tonal The adj tonal has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) tonic, tonal -- (employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words "Chinese is a tonal language") 2. (1) tonal -- ((music) having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic) Antonyms of adj tonal 1 of 2 senses of tonal Sense 2 tonal (vs. atonal) atonal (vs. tonal), unkeyed Similarity of adj tonal 2 senses of tonal Sense 1 tonic, tonal Pertains to noun tone (Sense 2) =>tone => pitch Sense 2 tonal (vs. atonal) => keyed => diatonic => polytonal => toned => tonic Attributes of adj tonal Familiarity of adj tonal tonal used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj tonal atonal cantonal polytonal tonal Overview of adj tonal The adj tonal has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) tonic, tonal -- (employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words "Chinese is a tonal language") 2. (1) tonal -- ((music) having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic)
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