tone 2
noundomain: property
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
Examples
- 1.the Beijing dialect uses four tones
Hypernym
pitch 1
noun
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
linguistics 1
noun
the scientific study of language
EnglishDerivationally related form
tonic 2
adjective
employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
tonal 1
adjective
employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
tone 2
verb
vary the pitch of one's speech
intonate 1
verb
speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
linguistics 1
noun
the scientific study of language
