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Definitions of tone
  1. noun
    a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

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  2. noun
    the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

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  3. noun
    the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
    "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"
  4. noun
    a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

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  5. verb
    give a healthy elasticity to
    "Let's tone our muscles"

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  6. noun
    (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
    "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"

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  7. noun
    a musical interval of two semitones
  8. noun
    the quality of a person's voice
    "he began in a conversational tone" "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"

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  9. verb
    vary the pitch of one's speech

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  10. verb
    utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

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  11. noun
    a steady sound without overtones
    "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"

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  12. verb
    change the color or tone of
    "tone a negative"
  13. verb
    change to a color image
    "tone a photographic image"
  14. noun
    (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
    "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
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  15. noun
    the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
    "the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw" "from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome"
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