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Adjective
S:
(adj)
tonic
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tonal
(employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words)
"Chinese is a tonal language"
S:
(adj)
tonal
(having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic)