"bitonality" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English bitonal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder. Latin -itās Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English bitonality From bitonal + -ity. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bitonal|-ity|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English bitonal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder. Latin -itās Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English bitonality [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ty", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ts", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂ts", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-itās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ite", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ity", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bitonality", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bitonality"> From bitonal + -ity., {{ety|en|:af|bitonal|-ity|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English tonal English bitonal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder. Latin -itās Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English bitonality From bitonal + -ity. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bitonality (uncountable)
  1. (music) The simultaneous presence of two keys in a piece of music Tags: uncountable Related terms: bitonal, polytonality Translations (bitonality): bitonalidade [feminine] (Galician), bitonalità [feminine] (Italian), bitonalność [feminine] (Polish)
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