Translation
the sound; tone (of voice); (musical) note
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Word origin
From Latin tonus ('a stretching, a sound'), via French ton, ultimately from Greek tonos.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tonus
- English cognates
- tone
Grammar
Examples
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I heard a strange sound.
!
Don't speak to me in that tone!
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The first note of the song was very quiet.
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