"half-tone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: half-tones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} half-tone (plural half-tones)
  1. Alternative form of halftone Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: halftone
    Sense id: en-half-tone-en-noun-AnNaHqPW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Verb

Forms: half-tones [present, singular, third-person], half-toning [participle, present], half-toned [participle, past], half-toned [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} half-tone (third-person singular simple present half-tones, present participle half-toning, simple past and past participle half-toned)
  1. Alternative form of halftone Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: halftone
    Sense id: en-half-tone-en-verb-AnNaHqPW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for half-tone meaning in English (1.8kB)

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