Tonal meaning

What does “tonal” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“tonal” is an adjective with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words.

tonal

adjective

employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
“Chinese is a tonal language”
Synonymstonic
having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
Oppositesatonal

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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