单词 | overtone |
释义 | overtone /oh"veuhr tohn'/, n. 1. Music. an acoustical frequency that is higher in frequency than the fundamental. 2. an additional, usually subsidiary and implicit meaning or quality: an aesthetic theory with definite political overtones. [1865-70; trans. of G Oberton. See OVER-, TONE] Syn. 2. insinuation, suggestion, intimation, hint. |
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