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tone definition
the
quality
of
a
person's
voice
examples:
he
began
in
a
conversational
tone
examples:
he
spoke
in
a
nervous
tone
of
voice
(linguistics)
a
pitch
or
change
in
pitch
of
the
voice
that
serves
to
distinguish
words
in
tonal
languages
examples:
the
Beijing
dialect
uses
four
tones
a
steady
sound
without
overtones
examples:
they
tested
his
hearing
with
pure
tones
of
different
frequencies
a
musical
interval
of
two
semitones
the
quality
of
something
(an
act
or
a
piece
of
writing)
that
reveals
the
attitudes
and
presuppositions
of
the
author
examples:
the
general
tone
of
articles
appearing
in
the
newspapers
is
that
the
government
should
withdraw
examples:
from
the
tone
of
her
behavior
I
gathered
that
I
had
outstayed
my
welcome
utter
monotonously
and
repetitively
and
rhythmically
examples:
The
students
chanted
the
same
slogan
over
and
over
again
vary
the
pitch
of
one's
speech
change
the
color
or
tone
of
examples:
tone
a
negative
change
to
a
color
image
examples:
tone
a
photographic
image
give
a
healthy
elasticity
to
examples:
Let's
tone
our
muscles
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