twelve-note
adjective/ˈtwelv nəʊt/
/ˈtwelv nəʊt/
(also dodecaphonic, twelve-tone)
[only before noun] (music)- used to describe a system of music which uses the twelve notes in the scale equally rather than using a particular key
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