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Added 9 October 2026

tune

/tjuːn/ noun

In Latin: canor Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tune at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.
she was humming an air from Beethoven
The property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch.
he cannot sing in tune
The adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency.

verb

Adjust for (better) functioning.
tune the engine
Adjust the pitches of (musical instruments).
My piano needs to be tuned

Origin

From Middle English tune, an unexplained variant of tone, from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “a tone”). Doublet of tone, ton, and tonus.

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