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duotone

(ˈdjuːəˌtəʊn)
n
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a process for producing halftone illustrations using two shades of a single colour or black and a colour
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a picture produced by this process
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du•o•tone

(ˈdu əˌtoʊn, ˈdyu-)
n.
a. a method of printing an illustration in two shades of the same color or in two different colors.
b. an illustration printed by this method.
[1905–10]
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