home key

noun

The tonic or keynote of a piece.

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Meanings

nounhome key (plural home keys)

plural home keys

  1. entertainmentThe tonic or keynote of a piece.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe basic key in which a piece of music is written

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tonic key
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keytonality

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

home key. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20key

MLA

“home key.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20key. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home key,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20key.

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