| Definitions | | tone |
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noun
- (music) a specific pitch,
- (music) (in the diatonic scale) an interval of a major second
- (music) (in a Gregorian chant) a recitational melody
- the character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice
- (linguistics) the pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese
- the manner in which speech or writing is expressed
- the shade or quality of a colour
- the firmness of a muscle or organ
Translations: - Dutch: toon
- German: Farbton
- Spanish: tono
verb (ton, ing)
- (transitive) to give a particular tone to
- (transitive) to change the colour of
- (transitive) to make (something) firmer
- (intransitive) to harmonize, especially in colour
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