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intertone

intertone adjective: between tones.

Adjective

intertone (not comparable)

  1. Between tones

Noun

intertone (plural intertones)

  1. A tone of intermediate pitch between two others

Forms of intertone

pluralintertones

Origin of intertone

From inter- + tone.

Questions about intertone

What does intertone mean?
Intertone means between tones.
What part of speech is intertone?
Intertone can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near intertone in the dictionary

  1. intertitle
  2. intertitled
  3. intertitles
  4. intertitling
  5. intertitular
  6. intertone
  7. intertones
  8. intertongue
  9. intertongued
  10. intertongues
  11. intertonguing

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