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polytonal

French, adjective/pɔ.li.tɔ.nal/

polytonal is spelled P-O-L-Y-T-O-N-A-L (9 letters). Polytonal is a French adjective meaning “polytonal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui comporte plusieurs tonalités au sein d'une même pièce musicale”.

What does polytonal mean in English?

adjective

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    polytonal

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui comporte plusieurs tonalités au sein d'une même pièce musicale.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of polytonal

  • polytonale feminine
  • polytonaux masculine plural
  • polytonales feminine plural
  • polytonals plural masculine

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce polytonal?

  • /pɔ.li.tɔ.nal/
  • \pɔ.li.tɔ.nal\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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