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overtones

/ˈoʊvɚtˌoʊnz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
over-tones
IPA
/ˈoʊvɚtˌoʊnz/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of overtone

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of overtone

Questions

How do you pronounce overtones?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚtˌoʊnz/.
What does overtones mean?
plural of overtone

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