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tunes

/tjuːns/

tunes is the plural of tune.

tunes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tune.

Meaning of tune

Noun

tune (countable and uncountable, plural tunes)

  1. A melody.
    • Eric played a catchy tune on his acoustic guitar and Alyssa played the drums.
  2. A song, or short musical composition.
  3. (informal) The act of tuning or maintenance.
    • Your engine needs a good tune.
  4. The state or condition of being correctly tuned.
    • Your engine is now in tune.
  5. (obsolete) Temper; frame of mind.
  6. (obsolete) A sound; a note; a tone.
    • Pray you now, if it may the ſtand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Conſull, I haue heere the Cuſtomarie Gowne.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Phrases with tunes

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Questions about tunes

What is tunes the plural of?
Tunes is the plural of tune.
How do you pronounce tunes?
Tunes is pronounced /tjuːns/.

Words near tunes in the dictionary

  1. tunellite
  2. tunemeister
  3. tunemeisters
  4. tuner
  5. tuners
  6. tunes
  7. tunes down
  8. tunes in
  9. tunes out
  10. tunes the old cow died of
  11. tunes up

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