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overtone
1. An analogous component of any non-acoustic oscillation, having a frequency that is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency.
2. Overtone singing, a form of vocal music (traditional; especially, in Mongolia, Tibet, and adjacent parts of central Asia) in which the production and varying of overtones above a fundamental note is a central feature; also called "throat-singing".
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