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tonality
noun to·nal·i·ty \tō-ˈna-lə-tē\
plural to·nal·i·ties
Definition of TONALITY
1
: tonal quality
2
a : key 7 b : the organization of all the tones and harmonies of a piece of music in relation to a tonic
3
: the arrangement or interrelation of the tones of a work of visual art
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First Known Use of TONALITY
1838
Rhymes with TONALITY
anality, banality, brutality, carnality, causality, centrality, extrality, fatality, feudality, finality, formality, frontality, frugality, legality, lethality, locality, mentality, modality, morality, mortality, nasality, natality, neutrality, nodality, orality, plurality, primality, rascality, reality, regality, rurality, sodality, totality, venality, vitality, vocality
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