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undertone definition

under·tone (-tōn′)

noun

  1. a low tone of sound or voice
  2. a faint or subdued color, esp. one seen through other colors, as in some glazes
  3. any underlying quality, factor, element, etc. an undertone of horror

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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