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Definition of tune

the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune"
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
of musical instruments; "My piano needs to be tuned"
adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine"

Similar Words: melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase, tune up

Hyponyms: flourish, fanfare, tucket, glissando, roulade, leitmotiv, leitmotif, theme song, signature, signature tune, theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea, part, voice, fine-tune, tweak, service, tune in

Derivational Morphology: tune up, melodize, melodise, tuner, piano tuner, tuning, tune-up

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