Atonal and Diatonic

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Atonal adjective - Characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality.

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Diatonic is an antonym for atonal.

Diatonic adjective - Based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music.

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Atonal is an antonym for diatonic.

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