"contour tone" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Translations (Translations): tono contorneante [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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