Origin: Latin
suffix -al
Tonal has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Noun
1
An animal companion which accompanies a person from birth to death.
Adjective
1
employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
"Chinese is a tonal language"
2
having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
3
Of or relating to tones or tonality.
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