"tone indicator" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tone indicators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tone indicator (plural tone indicators)
  1. (linguistics, chiefly Internet) A symbol conveying the tone or context of a message, often over the internet. Wikipedia link: tone indicator Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, Linguistics Synonyms: tone tag, mood indicator
    Sense id: en-tone_indicator-en-noun-aT2fqief Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English tone indicators Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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