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(music) A specific pitch. / (music) (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second. / (music) (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.

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tone

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Source Word

tone

IPA(Pronunciation)

/təʊn/

Noun

dated obsolete slang

Japanese Meaning

特定の音、つまりある決まった音高を示す / 全音、すなわち長2度の音程（diatonic scale内における間隔） / グレゴリオ聖歌などにおける朗誦旋律

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The singer adjusted her tone to match the orchestra's A at 440 Hz.

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歌手はオーケストラのA（440Hz）に合わせるために自分の音の高さを調整した。

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Sense（1）

(music) A specific pitch.

Sense（2）

(music) (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.

Sense（3）

(music) (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.

Sense（4）

The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.

Sense（5）

General character, mood, or trend.

Her rousing speech gave an upbeat tone to the rest of the evening.

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(linguistics) The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.

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(dated) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.

Children often read with a tone.

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Sense（8）

(literature) The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.

Their tone was dissatisfied, almost menacing.

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Sense（9）

(obsolete) State of mind; temper; mood.

The strange situation I am in and the melancholy state of public affairs, […] drag the mind down […] from a philosophical tone or temper, to the drudgery of private and public business.

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