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tonality

/təʊˈnæləti/noun

उच्चारण टोनैलटी

(संगीत में) सुर-संगति, स्वरता, टोनैलिटी

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nountonalities
  1. 1

    [C, U] music

    the quality of a piece of music that depends on the key in which it is written

    (संगीत में) सुर-संगति, स्वरता, टोनैलिटी

    • The song moves from a major to a minor tonality.
    • Western music of the eighteenth century is based on tonality.
  2. 2

    [C, U]

    the colour or tone of something, for example a painting or a voice

    (चित्र या आवाज़ का) रंग-भाव, स्वर का गुण

    • the warm tonalities of the painting
    • the soft tonality of her voice

    Synonyms tone colouring shade timbre

◇Word family
tonal adjectivetone noun