atonality
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1. the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | musical notation, |
| definition | : | (music) notation used by musicians (noun.communication) |
| antonym | : | key, tonality, |
| definition | : | any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | atonal, unkeyed, |
| definition | : | characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | atonalistic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to atonalism (adj.pert) |
| antonym | : | key, tonality, |
| definition | : | any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | atonal, unkeyed, |
| definition | : | characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | atonalistic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to atonalism (adj.pert) |
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