"two-tone" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2024 January 10, Howard Johnston, “The demise of the 'Deltics'”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 45:",
          "text": "The final outshopping was 55002, which had arrived on October 14 [1980] for a two-month repair, with the usual worksheet taped to its bodyside stating \"to be repainted in two-tone green\".",
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          "text": "a two-tone horn"
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          "ref": "1962 December, “The Oxted Line diesel-electric multiple-units”, in Modern Railways, page 383:",
          "text": "The drivers' cabs are fitted with the latest equipment, including a loudaphone, electric demisters and two-tone horns; provision is made for the fitting of A.W.S. equipment when available.",
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          "ref": "1982 August 14, Mary Ann Peacott, Liz Nania, “BT's In Boston”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 5, page 12:",
          "text": "The band's funky two-tone sound and infectious energy makes their music enjoyable and their lyrical messages accessible.",
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        "Giving two different sounds, either alternately or simultaneously."
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      "word": "bichrome"
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      "word": "bicolour"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bicoloured"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dichromatic"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "duocolor"
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  "word": "two-tone"
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        "Alternative form of 2 Tone (“music genre”)"
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          "ref": "2024 January 10, Howard Johnston, “The demise of the 'Deltics'”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 45:",
          "text": "The final outshopping was 55002, which had arrived on October 14 [1980] for a two-month repair, with the usual worksheet taped to its bodyside stating \"to be repainted in two-tone green\".",
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          "text": "a two-tone horn"
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          "text": "The drivers' cabs are fitted with the latest equipment, including a loudaphone, electric demisters and two-tone horns; provision is made for the fitting of A.W.S. equipment when available.",
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        },
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          "ref": "1982 August 14, Mary Ann Peacott, Liz Nania, “BT's In Boston”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 5, page 12:",
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    {
      "word": "dichromatic"
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    {
      "word": "duocolor"
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  "word": "two-tone"
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