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  • 41Music — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Music >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 music music Sgm: N 1 concert concert Sgm: N 1 strain strain tune air Sgm: N 1 melody melody &c. 413 Sgm: N 1 aria aria …

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  • 42tune — [14] Tune originated as a variant of tone, and to begin with it was used for ‘sound, tone’ (‘He told him of the death of Brunes; then were made hideous tunes of many a gentle damsel’, Troy book 1400). Very quickly, however, the sense ‘melody’… …

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  • 43tune — I. n. 1. Air, melody, strain. 2. Concord, harmony, harmonious accordance, agreement, concert of parts. 3. Order, harmony, concord, fit disposition, proper mood. II. v. a. 1. Harmonize, accord, modulate, attune, put in tune. 2. Put into order, put …

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  • 44harmonize — 1 accord, *agree, correspond, square, conform, tally, jibe Analogous words: reconcile, adjust, *adapt, accommodate: *match, equal, approach, touch, rival Antonyms: clash: conflict 2 Harmonize, tune, attune mean to bring things into accord with… …

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  • 45tune — I n 1. melody, air, aria, song, ditty, strain, lay; chant, plainsong, hymn, anthem, dirge, chanson, lied, ballad, Inf. pop tune, folk song, carol, lullaby. 2. unison, harmony, concert, agreement, accord, consonance, correspondence, concord,… …

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  • 46tune — [14] Tune originated as a variant of tone, and to begin with it was used for ‘sound, tone’ (‘He told him of the death of Brunes; then were made hideous tunes of many a gentle damsel’, Troy book 1400). Very quickly, however, the sense ‘melody’… …

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  • 47Tune — Tune, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tuned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tuning}.] 1. 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. Tune your harps. Dryden.… …

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  • 48Tuned — Tune Tune, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tuned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tuning}.] 1. 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. Tune your harps. Dryden …

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  • 49Tuning — Tune Tune, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tuned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tuning}.] 1. 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. Tune your harps. Dryden …

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  • 50ad- — or ac or af or ag or al or ap or as or at prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French, from Latin, from ad more at at 1. to ; toward …

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