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What does timbre mean?

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Noun
  1. The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.
  2. (heraldry) The crest on a coat of arms.
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Training imparts a sort of grace to their movements and timbre in their voice.
In the wake of the politics of the late 1990s, Americans may be sensitive to moral timbre.
French bassoons had a reedy, pungent tone, quite unlike the rounded timbre of German bassoons.
The soprano exhibited dark, smoky richness of timbre and pure, dulcet high tones that entranced the ear.
The timbre of his voice, his posture and bearing, gave him an aura of steady authority.
Once past social amenities, Sula's reunion with Eva resonates with the troublous timbre between an ogbanje and parent.

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