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tonal

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Adjective

having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic

employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
- Chinese is a tonal language

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Antonyms:
atonal unkeyed

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