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ATONALITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system
Synonyms:
atonalism; atonality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("atonality" is a kind of...):
musical notation ((music) notation used by musicians)
Antonym:
tonality (any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music)
Derivation:
atonal (characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality)
