Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvətəʊn/
noun
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1a musical tone which is a part of the harmonic series above a fundamental note, and may be heard with it.
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Physics a component of any oscillation whose frequency is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency.
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2 (often overtones) a subtle or subsidiary quality, implication, or connotation: the decision may have political overtones
