"tones" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /təʊnz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /toʊnz/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-tones.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊnz, -oʊnz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} tones
  1. plural of tone Tags: form-of, plural Form of: tone
    Sense id: en-tones-en-noun-5GD-U-Qp

Verb

IPA: /təʊnz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /toʊnz/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-tones.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊnz, -oʊnz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tones
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tone Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: tone
    Sense id: en-tones-en-verb-Ss0dNrCW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "tone"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of tone"
      ],
      "id": "en-tones-en-noun-5GD-U-Qp",
      "links": [
        [
          "tone",
          "tone#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/təʊnz/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/toʊnz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊnz"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oʊnz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tones"
}

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  "lang": "English",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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          "word": "tone"
        }
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        "third-person singular simple present indicative of tone"
      ],
      "id": "en-tones-en-verb-Ss0dNrCW",
      "links": [
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/təʊnz/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/toʊnz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-tones.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊnz"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-oʊnz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tones"
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/təʊnz/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/toʊnz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-tones.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊnz"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oʊnz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tones"
}

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      ],
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      ],
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          "tone",
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      "ipa": "/təʊnz/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/toʊnz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-tones.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊnz"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oʊnz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tones"
}

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