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tonality en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /təʊnˈæl.ɪ.tiː/ (UK)
  • /toʊnˈæl.ɪ.ti/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From French tonalité.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.
  4. (countable, uncountable) The interrelation of the tones in a painting.

Forms

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Deriveds

atonality · polytonality · monotonality · pantonality

Translations (20)

ca tonalitat (system of seven tones and tonic key) · uk тона́льність (system of seven tones and tonic key) · es tonalidad (system of seven tones and tonic key) · kk үндестілік (system of seven tones and tonic key) · fr tonalité (system of seven tones and tonic key) · nb tonalitet (system of seven tones and tonic key) · nn tonalitet (system of seven tones and tonic key) · pl tonalność (system of seven tones and tonic key) · cmn 調性 /调性 (system of seven tones and tonic key) · ja 調性 (system of seven tones and tonic key) · da tonalitet (system of seven tones and tonic key) · sv tonalitet (system of seven tones and tonic key) · fi tonaalisuus (system of seven tones and tonic key) · bg тона́лност (system of seven tones and tonic key) · kk тоналдық (system of seven tones and tonic key) · ru тона́льность (system of seven tones and tonic key) · be тана́льнасць (system of seven tones and tonic key) · pt tonalidade (system of seven tones and tonic key) · ko 조성 (system of seven tones and tonic key) · oc tonalitat (system of seven tones and tonic key)