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   overtone

   /ˈəʊvətəʊn/

   noun

   • 1. a musical tone which is a part of the harmonic series above a fundamental note, and may be heard with it.
   • ▪ a component of any oscillation whose frequency is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency.
   • 2. a subtle or subsidiary quality, implication, or connotation: "the decision may have political overtones"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from over- + tone, suggested by German Oberton.

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