tone languagenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtəʊn ˌlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/us/ˈtoʊn ˌlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/specializeda language in which the same series of sounds can represent different meanings, depending on how high or low they are spoken:
Chinese is a tone language.
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