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ton — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • shade noun An area of relative darkness where direct sunlight is blocked.
  • thine det Archaic form of "your", used before a vowel sound.
  • thy determiner An old-fashioned or poetic word for "your," used with a singular person you are addressing.
  • tone noun The quality or character of a sound, especially its pitch, timbre, or emotional colouring.
  • your determiner Belonging to, or associated with, the person or people being spoken to.

Senses

ton is used for these senses in English:

  • shade A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
  • thine (archaic, EME) Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).
  • thy (archaic, EME, dialectal, literary) : that which belongs to thee; which belongs to you (singular).
  • your Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).

shade — full definition

  1. noun An area of relative darkness where direct sunlight is blocked.
  2. noun A particular variation of a color.
  3. noun A subtly insulting remark (often "throw shade").
  4. verb To block or shield from light.

thine — full definition

  1. det Archaic form of "your", used before a vowel sound.
  2. pron Archaic form of "yours".

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