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  • adjective Of or pertaining to the timbre of a sound

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timbre +‎ -al

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  • "Pertaining to musical timbre", heard just now on the wireless twice in quick succession, pronounced (by a USAan) three syllables 'tæːmbərəl, from the de-nasalized 'timbre' 'tæːmbər.

    November 11, 2008