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POLYTONAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does polytonal mean?
• POLYTONAL (adjective)
The adjective POLYTONAL has 1 sense:
1. using more than one key or tonality simultaneously
Familiarity information: POLYTONAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Using more than one key or tonality simultaneously
Context example:
exciting rhythms and polytonal harmonies
Similar:
tonal (having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic)
Derivation:
polytonality (music that uses two or more different keys at the same time)
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