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Word: Chromatic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century: from French chromatique or Latin chromaticus, from Greek khrōmatikos, from khrōma, khrōmat- ‘colour, chromatic scale’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
krə(ʊ)ˈmatɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to or using notes not belonging to the diatonic scale of the key in which a passage is written.
Short Definition:relating to musical notes
Definition:
relating to or produced by colour.
Short Definition:relating to colour
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