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tonal

 adjective
     
Related topics: Music, Colours and Sounds
ton‧al
1C relating to tones of colour or sound:
The tonal range she uses is wide and varied.
2 technicalAPM a piece of music that is tonal is based on a particular key [≠ atonal]
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