1. Noun
A sound; a note; a tone.
2. Noun
A rhythmical, melodious, symmetrical series of tones for one voice or instrument, or for any number of voices or instruments in unison, or two or more such series forming parts in harmony; a melody; an air; as, a merry tune; a mournful tune; a slow tune; a psalm tune. See Air.
3. Noun
The state of giving the proper, sound or sounds; just intonation; harmonious accordance; pitch of the voice or an instrument; adjustment of the parts of an instrument so as to harmonize with itself or with others; as, the piano, or the organ, is not in tune.
4. Noun
Order; harmony; concord; fit disposition, temper, or humor; right mood.
5. Verb
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.
6. Verb
To give tone to; to attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
7. Verb
To sing with melody or harmony.
8. Verb
To put into a proper state or disposition.
9. Verb
To form one sound to another; to form accordant musical sounds.
10. Verb
To utter inarticulate harmony with the voice; to sing without pronouncing words; to hum.
11. Noun
the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune"
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