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tune
noun
- Obsolete a sound or tone
- a succession of musical tones forming a rhythmic, catchy whole; melody; air
- a musical setting of a hymn, psalm, poem, etc.
- the condition of having correct musical pitch, or of being in key; also, harmony; agreement; concord: now used chiefly in the phrases and : a violin that is in tune, a person out of tune with the times
- to adjust (a musical instrument) to some standard of pitch; put in tune
- to adapt (music, the voice, etc.) to some pitch, tone, or mood
- to adapt to some condition, mood, etc.; bring into harmony or agreement
- Now Rare to utter or express musically
- to adjust (a system, motor, etc.) to the proper or desired condition or performance
- to adjust (a radio or TV receiver) to a given frequency or channel
intransitive verb
to be in tune; harmonize
See tune in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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