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cross-tunings

cross-tunings is the plural of cross-tuning.

Meaning of cross-tuning

Noun

cross-tuning (countable and uncountable, plural cross-tunings)

  1. A system of tuning a musical instrument to pitches other than the accepted standard: for example, tuning one or more strings of a violin to pitches other than the commonly accepted GDAE.
    Synonyms:
    scordatura

Questions about cross-tunings

What is cross-tunings the plural of?
Cross-tunings is the plural of cross-tuning.

Words near cross-tunings in the dictionary

  1. cross-trees
  2. cross-tune
  3. cross-tuned
  4. cross-tunes
  5. cross-tuning
  6. cross-tunings
  7. cross-tunnel
  8. cross-tunnels
  9. cross-validate
  10. cross-validated
  11. cross-validates

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