employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; Chinese is a tonal language
[ Syn: tonic ]
having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; Chinese is a tonal language
[ Syn: tonic ]
having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic