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1
a distinctive way of putting ideas into words
- the angry tone of his letter makes it clear he doesn't want to speak to me ever again
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2
a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished
- fall fashions in deep jewel tones
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3
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others
- all that showbiz glitz is out of keeping with the tone of the college
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The first known use of tone was in the 14th century
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