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oblique tone

oblique tone noun: a tone that is not level or consistent throughout a syllable.

Noun

oblique tone (plural oblique tones)

  1. (Chinese) A tone that is not level or consistent throughout a syllable.

Antonyms of oblique tone

Forms of oblique tone

pluraloblique tones

Questions about oblique tone

What does oblique tone mean?
Oblique tone means a tone that is not level or consistent throughout a syllable.
What part of speech is oblique tone?
Oblique tone is a noun.
What is the plural of oblique tone?
The plural of oblique tone is oblique tones.

Words near oblique tone in the dictionary

  1. oblique stroke
  2. oblique strokes
  3. oblique subject
  4. oblique subjects
  5. oblique system of coordinates
  6. oblique tone
  7. oblique tones
  8. oblique type
  9. oblique types
  10. oblique wing
  11. oblique wings

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