tune

  • 41tune — /toohn, tyoohn/, n., v., tuned, tuning. n. 1. a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it. 2. a musical setting of a hymn, poem, psalm, etc., usually in four part harmony. 3. the state of… …

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  • 42tune*/ — [tjuːn] noun [C] I a song or simple piece of music She entertained them with a Russian folk tune.[/ex] the station that plays all your favourite tunes[/ex] • change your tune to change your opinion or attitude[/ex] in tune producing the right… …

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  • 43tune — 01. We need someone to [tune] our piano it sounds terrible. 02. I know the [tune] to that song, but I don t know the words. 03. Do you know how to [tune] a guitar? 04. You should check your car on a regular basis to make sure that it is properly… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 44tune — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French tun, tuen tone Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic quality of sound ; tone b. manner of utterance ; intonation; specifically phonetic modulation …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 45Tune Up! — Listen filename=Tune up ravers fantasy.ogg title=Tune Up! Ravers Fantasy (2004) format=OggTune Up! is a Euro Trance group consisting of DJ Manian (Manuel Reuter) and Yann Pfeiffer (also known as Yanou), the same team as behind Cascada. Markus… …

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  • 46tune — noun a melody, especially one which characterizes a certain piece of music. verb 1》 (also tune up) adjust (a musical instrument) to the correct or uniform pitch. 2》 adjust (a receiver circuit such as a radio or television) to the frequency of the …

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  • 47tune — See: CALL THE TUNE, CHANGE ONE S TUNE, IN TUNE, SING A DIFFERENT TUNE or WHISTLE A DIFFERENT TUNE also SING A NEW TUNE, TO THE TUNE OF …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 48tune — See: CALL THE TUNE, CHANGE ONE S TUNE, IN TUNE, SING A DIFFERENT TUNE or WHISTLE A DIFFERENT TUNE also SING A NEW TUNE, TO THE TUNE OF …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 49tune — thune [ tyn ] n. f. VAR. tune • 1800 arg.; « aumône » 1628; o. i. ♦ Arg. Ancienne pièce de cinq francs. Mod. Argent. Je n ai plus une thune, plus un sou, plus d argent. ● thune ou tune nom féminin Argot. Au XVIIe s., aumône. Argot. Au XIXe s.,… …

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  • 50tune — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. melody, air; harmony, concord. See music. v. modulate, adjust, attune; harmonize. See agreement. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. melody, air, aria, song, harmony, strain, theme, piece, number, ditty, jingle,… …

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