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tune

(t/u/n )

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence(noun.communication)

Synonym:
air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain

source: wordnet30
the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch(noun.attribute)

Example:
He cannot sing in tune.
The clarinet was out of tune.

source: wordnet30
the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
A sound; a note; a tone.(noun)

source: webster1913

adjust for (better) functioning(verb.change)

Example:
Tune the engine.

Synonym:
tune up

source: wordnet30
adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)(verb.change)

Example:
My piano needs to be tuned.

Antonym:
untune

source: wordnet30
To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds; to harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone of; as, to tune a piano or a violin.(verb)

source: webster1913
To form one sound to another; to form accordant musical sounds.(verb)

source: webster1913

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