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Thesaurus: tonal

employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words

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Definitions

  1. adj. employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
  2. adj. having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
  3. j:100 a. having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic