two-tone

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [too tohn]
- /tu toʊn/
- /ˈtuː təʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too tohn]
- /tu toʊn/

Definitions of two-tone word

adjective two-tone having two colors or two shades of the same color: a two-tone automobile. 1
adjective two-tone of two colours or two shades of the same colour 0
adjective two-tone (esp of sirens, car horns, etc) producing or consisting of two notes 0
adjective two-tone of or having two colors or two hues of a color 0

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Origin of two-tone

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Two-tone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Two-tone

two-tone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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