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overtones

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for overtones.

Editorial note

Learn why the triad is so important -- the overtones line up really nicely, thank you J.

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Quick take

the second album from British electronic music artist Just Jack.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of overtones gathered in one view.

N

the second album from British electronic music artist Just Jack.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for overtones.

N

the second album from British electronic music artist Just Jack.

Example sentences

1

Learn why the triad is so important -- the overtones line up really nicely, thank you J.

2

Actual wrestling has long held 'sexual' overtones likely due to what it looks like to observers.

3

On the other hand, your post struck me as loaded with racist and sexist overtones.

4

I was specifically referring to the OP's awed overtones of 10,000 x 1 mhz, resulting in 58 years.

5

And although I wasn't in Silicon Valley in 1999, it has some of those overtones, too.

6

I totally agree about the military displays, the nationalism and religious overtones that get mixed in with Football in the US.

7

First, you can simulate overtones by where you strike a guitar.

8

There'd probably also be some religious overtones when the U.

9

Lower fundamental tones generate more audible overtones; this is why the same cord played in the lower register sounds much more muddy than in the middle.

10

Then I ended up in a company where the management was so dysfunctional that it had the overtones of an abusive relationship.

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Investors have won, and their dealings with the entrepreneur class now look far more like the dealings between management and labor (with overtones of parent/child and teacher/student).

12

The guideline has some vaguely politically correct overtones, which seems to be putting people off a little, but I think this is unwarranted.

Quote examples

1

When he says "you shouldn't be doing it in the first place", to me, it has strong moral overtones.

2

Craigslist in effect has built a well-known brand with overtones of "buyer beware!" because of this distribution of trust.

3

Perhaps you don't intend the term "jerk" to carry overtones of moral responsibility or social judgement, but that's a fairly common connotation.

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It also has overtones of "victory gin" from 1984.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use overtones in a sentence?

Learn why the triad is so important -- the overtones line up really nicely, thank you J.

What does overtones mean?

the second album from British electronic music artist Just Jack.

What part of speech is overtones?

overtones is commonly used as N.