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Overtone
ˈəʊvətəʊn
Overtone definitions
noun
overtone
overtones
- a musical tone which is a part of the harmonic series above a fundamental note, and may be heard with it
- a component of any oscillation whose frequency is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency
- a subtle or subsidiary quality, implication, or connotation
"the decision may have political overtones"
connotation hidden meaning secondary meaning implication association undercurrent undertone echo vibrations hint suggestion insinuation intimation flavour colouring smack suspicion feeling aura atmosphere nuance trace murmur touch vein