tune

English

/tjuːn/, /t(j)un/

noun
Definitions
  • A melody.
  • A song, or short musical composition.
  • (informal) The act of tuning or maintenance.
  • The state or condition of being correctly tuned.
  • (obsolete) Temper; frame of mind.
  • (obsolete) A sound; a note; a tone.
  • (obsolete) Order; harmony; concord.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tune borrowed from Old French ton derived from Latin tonus (tone, sound, thunderclap, a sound) derived from Ancient Greek τόνος (tension, strain, tone, pitch, rope, a tone, chord, sound, something stretched).

Origin

Ancient Greek

τόνος

Gloss

tension, strain, tone, pitch, rope, a tone, chord, sound, something stretched

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

音

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