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Noun: tune  t(y)oon
  1. A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
    - melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
     
  2. The property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch
    "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune"
     
  3. The adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
Verb: tune  t(y)oon
  1. Adjust for (better) functioning
    "tune the engine"
    - tune up
     
  2. Adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)
    "My piano needs to be tuned"
    - tune up

Sounds like: toon

Derived forms: tuned, tuning, tunes

See also: tuner, tuning

Type of: adjust, adjustment, alteration, correct, modification, music [archaic], pitch, set

Antonym: untune

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