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POLYTONALISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does polytonalism mean?
• POLYTONALISM (noun)
The noun POLYTONALISM has 1 sense:
1. music that uses two or more different keys at the same time
Familiarity information: POLYTONALISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Music that uses two or more different keys at the same time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
polytonalism; polytonality
Hypernyms ("polytonalism" is a kind of...):
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
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