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Tonal Noun Atonal ə Adjective Aton·Al L ˌ)A \\ 

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
aton·al
 \\(ˌ)ā-ˈtō-nəl, (ˌ)a-\\ adjective
 ETYMOLOGY  a- (II) + tonal
 DATE  1922
: marked by avoidance of traditional musical tonality; especially : organized without reference to key or tonal center and using the tones of the chromatic scale impartially
• aton·al·ism  \\-nə-ˌli-zəm\\ noun
• aton·al·ist  \\-list\\ noun
• ato·nal·i·ty  \\ˌā-tō-ˈna-lə-tē, ˌa-\\ noun
• aton·al·ly  \\(ˌ)ā-ˈtō-nə-lē, (ˌ)a-\\ adverb
English Etymology
atonal
  1922, from a- "not" (see a- (2)) + tonal (see tone). Atonality is recorded from 1958.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
atonal
atonal ei5tEunlNAmE ei5tounl / adjective   (of a piece of music 乐曲) not written in any particular 
key
 
   无调的
   OPP  
tonal
 
 aton·al·ity 7eitEu5nAlEtiNAmE 7eitou5n- / noun [U] 
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
aton·al
\(ˈ)ā|tōnəl, (ˈ)a|- also əˈ-\ adjective
Etymology: a- (II) + tonal
: characterized by avoidance of traditional tonality
• aton·al·ly \-əlē, -i\ adverb

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