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Melody vs Overtone - What's the difference?

melody | overtone |

As nouns the difference between melody and overtone

is that melody is tune; sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase while overtone is a tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a harmonic.

As a proper noun Melody

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melody

English

(wikipedia melody)

Noun

(melodies)
  • tune; sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase
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    • Synonyms

    * (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) tune

    Derived terms

    * melodic * melodious * melodium

    Related terms

    * melodrama

    See also

    * scale * tune * harmony * music

    overtone

    English

    (wikipedia overtone)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics, music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a harmonic
  • An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion or similar) perceived as overwhelming the explicit message. See undertone.
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    Related terms

    * overtoning