atonalism

a·ton·al·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ey-tohn-l-iz-uh m]
- /eɪˈtoʊn lˌɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ey-tohn-l-iz-uh m]
- /eɪˈtoʊn lˌɪz əm/

Definitions of atonalism word

abbreviation ATONALISM atonality. 1
noun atonalism a note, phrase, etc., that seems harsh or discordant. 1
noun atonalism The school of atonal musical composition. 1

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Origin of atonalism

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; atonal + -ism

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Parts of speech for Atonalism

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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atonalism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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