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How to say: timbre

Spelling: Timbre Syllables  timbre
US accent
/tˈæmbɚ/
UK accent
/tˈambə/
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Definition

Definition — (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

e.g. “the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely”

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