Pitched, as speech Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Thursday, March 9, 2023 · 16-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Thursday, March 9, 2023.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · March 9, 2023 · 16-Across · 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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