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Overtone

nounid 101661·updated May 18, 2026
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a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency

polysemous

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unclassified

Variants

synonym
partial
plural
Overtones
possessive
Overtone's
pluralpossessive
Overtones'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
§2
(usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality

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