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tone language
tone poem
tone row
tone up
toneless
toneme
toner
tones and bars
tonetic
tong (1)
tong (2)
Tonga (1)
Tonga (2)
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tonetic
to·net·ic [ tō néttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
of tone language: relating to a language in which changes in pitch distinguish meaning
[Early 20th century. After phonetic]

to·net·i·cal·ly adverb
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