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tonal.

Of or relating to tones or tonality.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtoʊnəl/General-American/ˈtəʊnəl/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Of or relating to tones or tonality.

  2. Of or relating to the general character, mood, or trend of something.

  3. Employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic.

  4. Employing differences in pitch (tones) to distinguish differences in the meaning of otherwise similar words (words which would otherwise be homophonic).

Where this word comes from

From tone + -al.

noun/ˈtoʊnəl/General-American/ˈtəʊnəl/Received-Pronunciation
  1. An animal companion which accompanies a person from birth to death.

Where this word comes from

From Nahuatl tōnalli (“day, day sign”).

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