nontonal

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ tonal.

Adjective

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nontonal (not comparable)

  1. Not tonal.
  2. (music) Concerning atonal music with patterns and repetitions; Mildly atonal.
  3. (linguistics) Related to the non-tonal languages.