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▸ noun: An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, speech or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.
▸ noun: A pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour.
▸ noun: A low state of the physical faculties.
▸ verb: To accompany as an undertone.
▸ verb: To say or speak in an undertone.
▸ verb: To present as less important, noticeable or prominent.
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tinge,
undercurrent,
subtone,
tone,
intertone,
tune,
subtonic,
fundamental,
underpoint,
tenor,
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