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Definition of atonality noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

atonality

noun

/ˌeɪtəʊˈnæləti/

/ˌeɪtəʊˈnæləti/

[uncountable] (music)

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the quality in a piece of music of not being written in any particular key opposite tonalityTopics Musicc2

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