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chromaticism

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[kroh-mat-uh-siz-uhm, kruh-] / kroʊˈmæt əˌsɪz əm, krə- /

noun

Music.

the use of chromatic tones.
a style in which chromatic tones predominate.

Etymology

Origin of chromaticism

First recorded in 1875–80; chromatic + -ism

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