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escape tones

escape tones is the plural of escape tone.

Meaning of escape tone

Noun

escape tone (plural escape tones)

  1. a non-harmonic tone that is a second from a note in the previous chord and more than a second from a note in the next chord

Questions about escape tones

What is escape tones the plural of?
Escape tones is the plural of escape tone.

Words near escape tones in the dictionary

  1. escape route
  2. escape routes
  3. escape sequence
  4. escape sequences
  5. escape tone
  6. escape tones
  7. escape valve
  8. escape valves
  9. escape velocities
  10. escape velocity
  11. escape wheel

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