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AH020387 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Undertone
What does 'undertone' mean in the following sentence:
Your accent clearly sounds American even though you have undertones of another accent.
Your accent clearly sounds American even though you have undertones of another accent.
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It means that there are subtle hints of another accent in that person's voice. You could use it in other contexts as well. For example "blue with green undertones" means that something is primarily blue in color, but there is a hint of green about it, too.
- It means that there are subtle hints of another accent in that person's voice.
- You could use it in other contexts as well.
- For example "blue with green undertones" means that something is primarily blue in color, but there is a hint of green about it, too.
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It means that there are subtle hints of another accent in that person's voice.
You could use it in other contexts as well. For example "blue with green undertones" means that something is primarily blue in color, but there is a hint of green about it, too.
You could use it in other contexts as well. For example "blue with green undertones" means that something is primarily blue in color, but there is a hint of green about it, too.
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