dodecaphonic

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adjective

do·​deca·​phon·​ic (ˌ)dō-ˌde-kə-ˈfä-nik 

: twelve-tone

dodecaphonically

(ˌ)dō-ˌde-kə-ˈfä-ni-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

dodecaphonist

dō-ˈde-kə-fə-nist 

-ˌfō-;

ˌdō-di-ˈka-fə-nist

noun

dodecaphony

dō-ˈde-kə-fə-nē 

-ˌfō-;

ˌdō-di-ˈka-fə-nē

noun

dodecaphony

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noun

do·​deca·​pho·​ny dōˈdekəˌfōnē 

-ˌfänē;

ˌdōdəˈkafənē

plural -es

: the practice of dodecaphonic composition

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

dodeca- + phon- + -ic

Noun

dodeca- + -phony

First Known Use

Adjective

1949, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dodecaphonic

• architectonic
• neoplatonic
• pathognomonic
• postganglionic
• preganglionic
• stereophonic
• anharmonic
• anionic
• avionic
• catatonic
• cationic
• chorionic