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Plural for an underlying quality or feeling
“For all that written correspondence can manage, a subtle undertone and feeling is probably the hardest to achieve.”
Plural for a subdued or muted tone of sound
“She whispered, but Will murmured in an undertone for her to be quiet.”
Plural for a small amount of something
Plural for the spectral composition of visible light, or a subset thereof
Plural for a slightly different variety of something
Plural for a remark or passage, especially in a play that is intended to be heard only by the audience
To present as less important, noticeable or prominent
“They rarely make this mistake, their habitual blunder being to undertone everything.”
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