- polytonalism
- poly·ton·al·ism
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polytonalism
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polytonalism — noun music that uses two or more different keys at the same time • Syn: ↑polytonality • Derivationally related forms: ↑polytonal (for: ↑polytonality) • Hypernyms: ↑music * * * … Useful english dictionary
polytonality — polytonalist /pol ee tohn l ist/, n. /pol ee toh nal i tee/, n. Music. the use of more than one key at the same time. Also, polytonalism /pol ee tohn l iz euhm/. [1920 25; POLY + TONALITY] * * * ▪ music in music, the simultaneous occurrence … Universalium
