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tonal
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tonal, adj.
1 of or relating to tone or tonality.
2 (of a fugue etc.) having repetitions of the subject at different pitches in the same key.
1 of or relating to tone or tonality.
2 (of a fugue etc.) having repetitions of the subject at different pitches in the same key.
Derivative
tonally adv.
Etymology
med.L tonalis (as TONE)
THESAURUS
tonal
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