Pitch-related Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Saturday, October 8, 2022 · 40-Down
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between July 2016 and October 2022.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · October 8, 2022 · 40-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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