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bitonality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bitonal-i-ty
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The simultaneous presence of two keys in a piece of music

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English bitonal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English bitonality From bitonal + -ity.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

bitonal polytonality

Questions

What does bitonality mean?
The simultaneous presence of two keys in a piece of music
Where does bitonality come from?
Etymology tree English bitonal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English bitonality From bitonal + -ity.

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