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atonal

[ ey-tohn-l ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Music.

atonal

/ æ-; eɪˈtəʊnəl /

Origin of atonal¹

First recorded in 1920–25; a- ⁶ + tonal

The shapes collapse in on themselves and cycle in time with the music from my headphones, which also collapses in on itself and becomes quite atonal.

American Idol's eccentric, atonal auditioners make us laugh—and then we never see them again.

The voice was talking a language I didn't understand at all that went up and down the scale like atonal music.

Another time, when they booed an atonal piece, he repeated it immediately.

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