ditone

D2I1T1O1N1E1

noun

An interval of two tones

OriginEnglish tone ← Middle English tone ← Latin tonus →
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Meanings

nounditone (plural ditones)

plural ditones

  1. obsoleteentertainmentAn interval of two tones

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*tónos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*tónos
  10. Ancient Greekτόνος (tónos)
  11. Latintonus
  12. Middle Englishtone
  13. Englishtone
  14. Englishditone

From di- + tone.

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Translations

Italian ditono
  • ditonoditone

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Dionteintoed
Cite this entry
APA

ditone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditone

MLA

“ditone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ditone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditone.

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