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Definition of overtone noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

overtone

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈoʊvərˌtoʊn//
 
[usually plural]
 
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an attitude or an emotion that is suggested and is not expressed in a direct way There were political overtones to the point he was making. compare undertone
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