NONTONAL

Etymology

Adjective

nontonal (not comparable)

Not tonal.

(music) Concerning atonal music with patterns and repetitions; Mildly atonal.

(linguistics) Related to the non-tonal languages.

Source: Wiktionary



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.

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