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whole tone
noun
- an interval of two semitones; a frequency difference of 200 cents in the system of equal temperament Often shortened totone
whole tone
- An interval between musical notes. Do and re are a whole tone apart, as are re and mi, fa and sol, sol and la, and la and ti.
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And these extremes are not indicative of the whole tone on the Facebook page.
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A trill, or rapid reiteration of two notes comprehending an interval not greater than one whole tone, nor less than a semitone.
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The excision of a few lines would alter, not indeed the general sense, but certainly the whole tone of the message.
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Aileen was amused at the whole tone of the rather lengthy epistle; it gave her no uneasiness.
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The whole tone of these three young men was the tone of sceptical irony common to the young people of our day the world over.
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It may be added that the whole tone of the Heptameron points to a very similar conclusion.
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