1. (noun) tone (music) - a difference in pitch between two musical notes equal to two semitones.
Ko te āputa te rerekē o te tangi o tētahi oro i tētahi, arā, ko te maha o ngā waetahi, ngā waehaurua rānei kei waenganui (RTP 2015:44). / An interval is the difference in pitch from one note to another, measured in tones or semitones (RTP 2015:44).
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