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Definition of: overtone
(ō′vər·tōn′) noun
1. Music A harmonic: so called because it is heard with and above the fundamental tone produced by a musical instrument.
2. The color of the light reflected by a painted surface.
3. The associations, connotations, implications, etc., of language, thoughts, etc. [<G oberton]
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