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atonal

🇬🇧 UK/ei'tәunl/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Not written in any particular musical key; lacking a tonal center.

无调性的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
aprefix
+
tonsound, tone
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=atonal

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The composer created an atonal piece that challenged traditional musical conventions.

  • 2.

    Atonal music was difficult for audiences to appreciate initially.

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