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Meaning of subtone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A secondary or lesser tone (in sound or colour).

Examples

“It had a slight rasp, soft subtones in the low notes and even control through the registers; he scattered stylized shakes of vibrato all through his playing.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

subtongue subtonic subtopia Subtopic Subtopics subtopologies

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