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Tonal
Meaning
Adj
●
Of or
relating
to
tones
or tonality.
●
Of or
relating
to the general
character
,
mood
, or
trend
of something.
●
In Music:
Employing
tones
that have a
predictable
relationship to some tonic.
●
In Linguistics:
Employing
differences
in
pitch
(tones) to
distinguish
differences
in the
meaning
of otherwise
similar
words
(words which would otherwise be homophonic).
Noun
●
In Mythology:
An
animal
companion
which
accompanies
a person from
birth
to death.
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Origin
tonal
English
-al
English
tonalli
Nahuatl languages
-lli
Classical Nahuatl
tona
Classical Nahuatl
tone
English
ton
French
tonus
Latin
τόνος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
τείνω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
tuus
Latin
tone
Middle English (1100-1500)
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Etym
Antonyms
Atonal
Related
Harmonic
Timbral
Melodic
Chromatic
Compositional
Chordal
Stylistic
Rhythmic
Timbre
Contrapuntal
Colour
Percussive
Tritones
Expressive
Musical
Textural
Rhythm
Color
Thematic
Phonetic
Diatonic
Melody
Textures
Prosodic
Orchestral
Idiomatic
Linguistic
Visual
Sound
Resonant
Harmonically
Lyrical
Accent
Subtle
Harmonies
Sounds
Chords
Colours
Counterpoint
Symphonic
Colors
Melodies
Operatic
Accents
Sharpness
Consonant
Textual
Rhythmical
Figurative
Homophonic
Fine
Monosyllabic
Syntactic
Helpful
Subjective
Segmental
Cryptic
Harmonic Progression
Modal Jazz
Tone Color
More
Rhymes
Conal
Tonal
Zonal
Clonal
Atonal
Monoclonal
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