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tonal

ton·al
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tohn-l]
    • /ˈtoʊn l/
    • /ˈtəʊ.nəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tohn-l]
    • /ˈtoʊn l/

Definitions of tonal word

  • adjective tonal pertaining to or having tonality. 1
  • adjective tonal relating to tone 1
  • adjective tonal Tonal means relating to the qualities or pitch of a sound or to the tonality of a piece of music. 0
  • adjective tonal of or relating to tone 0
  • adjective tonal of, relating to, or utilizing the diatonic system; having an established key 0
  • adjective tonal (of an answer in a fugue) not having the same melodic intervals as the subject, so as to remain in the original key 0

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Origin of tonal

First appearance:

before 1770
One of the 46% newest English words
1770-80; < Medieval Latin tonālis. See tone, -al1

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Parts of speech for Tonal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tonal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

tonal usage trend in Literature

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