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nonharmonic tone

American

[non-hahr-mon-ik, non-] / ˈnɒn hɑrˈmɒn ɪk, ˌnɒn- /

noun

Music.

a tone sounding with a chord of which it is not a chord tone.

Etymology

Origin of nonharmonic tone

non- + harmonic

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