How to Spell tone
tone
tone - noun
- Vocal or musical sound of a specific quality; especially : musical sound with respect to timbre and manner of expression
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"spoke in low tones"
Etymology
Middle English ton, tone "musical sound or note, pitch," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French ton, tun, toen, borrowed from Latin tonus "strain, tension, musical pitch, note," borrowed from Greek tónos "stretching, tightening, exertion, pitch of the voice, accent in a syllable," nominal derivative from the base of teínein "to stretch, extend" {mat|tenant:1|}
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