hum tone

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noun

a note produced by a bell when struck, lying an octave or (in many English bells) a sixth or seventh below the strike toneAlso called (esp Brit): hum note

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Humphries, humpty, Humpty Dumpty, humpy, Hums, hum tone, humuhumunukunukuapuaa, Humulin, humulon, humus, Humvee

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