Employing pitch Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Thursday, November 18, 2004 · 7-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Thursday, November 18, 2004.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · November 18, 2004 · 7-Down · 5 letters
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employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language"
adjective
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