polytonen.

Brit.

/ˈpɒlɪtəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈpɑliˌtoʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, tone n.

Etymology: < poly- comb. form + tone n., after monotone n. Compare French polytone, adjective (1768 in Voltaire).

Originally: varied tone (opposed to monotone). In later use also: polytonality.

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polytone1852

1852 Ecclesiologist 13 63 They are read,—we mean read in polytone,—by the Priest.

1866 J. B. Dykes in P. Freeman Rites & Ritual 106 The use of the monotone dropped and gave place to our modern careless unecclesiastical polytone.

1948 G. H. Johnston Death takes Small Bites v. 113 The slightly sing-song cadence that betrayed a tongue more accustomed to speech in the polytones of Mandarin.

2003 Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune (Nexis) 7 Feb. 4 ‘Jazz was very basic back then and didn't get into off timing or polytones’, says Brubeck.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polytone
释义	polytonen. Brit. /ˈpɒlɪtəʊn/, U.S. /ˈpɑliˌtoʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, tone n. Etymology: < poly- comb. form + tone n., after monotone n. Compare French polytone, adjective (1768 in Voltaire). Originally: varied tone (opposed to monotone). In later use also: polytonality. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [noun] > intonation > pitch > varied tone polytone1852 1852 Ecclesiologist 13 63 They are read,—we mean read in polytone,—by the Priest. 1866 J. B. Dykes in P. Freeman Rites & Ritual 106 The use of the monotone dropped and gave place to our modern careless unecclesiastical polytone. 1948 G. H. Johnston Death takes Small Bites v. 113 The slightly sing-song cadence that betrayed a tongue more accustomed to speech in the polytones of Mandarin. 2003 Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune (Nexis) 7 Feb. 4 ‘Jazz was very basic back then and didn't get into off timing or polytones’, says Brubeck. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852
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