Tonal
adjective'toʊnəl
Adjective
employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
“Chinese is a tonal language”
Similar:Tonichaving tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
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