Meaning Of The Word Tone

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Tone Meaning

Tone Definition
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What's The Definition Of Tone?

tone
The tone of a sound is its particular quality.
countable noun: Someone's tone is a quality in their voice which shows what they are feeling or thinking.

tone in American English
a vocal or musical sound
intransitive verb: to take on a particular tone; assume color or tint
noun: any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.
transitive verb: to sound with a particular tone

tone in British English
noun: (Theobald) Wolfe. 1763–98, Irish nationalist, who founded (1791) the Society of United Irishmen and led (1798) French military forces to Ireland. He was captured and sentenced to death but died by suicide
noun: sound with reference to quality, pitch, or volume
verb: to be of a matching or similar tone (to)

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