"contour tone" meaning in All languages combined

See contour tone on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: contour tones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} contour tone (plural contour tones)
  1. (phonetics) A tone whose pitch changes during the syllable. Categories (topical): Phonetics
    Sense id: en-contour_tone-en-noun-tEIJ7Xif Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

Inflected forms

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