Chordal

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  • adjective. Of or relating to the strings of an instrument.
  • adjective. Relating to or consisting of a harmonic chord.
  • adjective. Giving prominence to harmonic rather than contrapuntal structure.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to a chord; specifically, of or pertaining to the chorda dorsalis or notochord of a vertebrate.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to a chord.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. (music) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of chords.
  • adjective. Having an accompaniment of chords rather than a countermelody.
  • adjective. Having a notochord; chordate
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  • adjective. relating to or consisting of or emphasizing chords
  • Word Usage
    "Klein seems content to settle into mostly chordal work on his Rhodes, leaving the more intricate piano solo work to Goldberg, who is a wellspring of ideas."
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