WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
chord•al  (kôr′dl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Music and Danceof, pertaining to, or resembling a chord.
  2. Music and Danceof or pertaining to music that is marked principally by vertical harmonic movement rather than by linear polyphony.
  • chord2 + -al1 1610–20

'chordal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
harmony - honky-tonk

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