tone ending

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tone ending - (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"

music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

plosion, explosion - the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant

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We have concluded, then, that the sandhi variant for the third tone was a mid falling tone ending slightly below mid level, while the sandhi form of the fourth tone was a rising tone ending a bit above mid level.