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timbre

Main Entry:: tim·bre
Variant(s):: also tim·ber \ˈtam-bər, ˈtim-; ˈtam(br^ə)\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French, from Middle French, bell struck by a hammer, from Old French, drum, from Middle Greek tymbanon kettledrum, from Greek tympanon — more at tympanum
Date:: 1845

: the quality given to a sound by its overtones: as a: the resonance by which the ear recognizes and identifies a voiced speech sound b: the quality of tone distinctive of a particular singing voice or musical instrument

— tim·bral

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\ˈtam-brəl, ˈtim-\ adjective

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