"rising tone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rising tones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rising tone (plural rising tones)
  1. (phonetics) A tone whose pitch rises or increases during the syllable. Categories (topical): Phonetics

Inflected forms

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