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UNKEYED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unkeyed mean?
• UNKEYED (adjective)
The adjective UNKEYED has 1 sense:
1. characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality
Familiarity information: UNKEYED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality
Synonyms:
atonal; unkeyed
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
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