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/buy'toh nal"i tee/, n., pl. bitonalities. Music.the simultaneous occurrence of two tonalities in a composition.[1925-30; BI-1 + TONALITY]
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bitonality — bitonalità ит. [битоналита/] Bitonalität нем. [битоналитэ/т] bitonalité фр. [битоналитэ/] bitonality англ. [байтонэ/лити] битональность … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
bitonality — noun The simultaneous presence of two keys in a piece of music See Also: bitonal … Wiktionary
bitonality — bi·tonality … English syllables
bitonality — /ˌbaɪtoʊˈnæləti/ (say .buytoh naluhtee) noun the use in a musical composition, etc., of two keys simultaneously …
bitonality — n. Music, use of two keys simultaneously … Dictionary of difficult words
bitonality — noun see bitonal … Useful english dictionary
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