"atonality" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-atonality.wav Forms: atonalities [plural]
Etymology: From atonal + -ity or a- + tonality. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|atonal|ity}} atonal + -ity, {{prefix|en|a|tonality}} a- + tonality Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} atonality (countable and uncountable, plural atonalities)
  1. (uncountable, music) A style of music that is written without a key. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music Translations (a style of music): atonaliteit [feminine] (Dutch), atonaalisuus (Finnish), atonalité [feminine] (French), Atonalität [feminine] (German), neamhthonúlacht [feminine] (Irish), atonúlacht [feminine] (Irish), atonalność [feminine] (Polish), atonalidade [feminine] (Portuguese), atonalidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-atonality-en-noun-fEF6mvbj Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'a style of music': 94 6
  2. (countable, music) A passage written without a key. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-atonality-en-noun-INCX1ssm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-, English terms suffixed with -ity, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 90 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: atonal, diatonic, pseudoatonality, tonality

Inflected forms

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