Set to a tune

  • 1Tune — bezeichnet im Englischen allgemein eine Melodie oder Weise. Speziell im Bereich des keltischen Folks ist Tune ein Oberbegriff für jegliche Melodie, insbesondere für Instrumentalstücke (meist Tanzstücke) im Unterschied zum gesungenen Lied (engl.… …

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  • 2tune — [n1] melody, harmony air, aria, carol, chorus, composition, concert, consonance, descant, diapason, ditty*, harmony, jingle, lay, measure, melodia, motif, number, piece, song, strain, theme, warble; concepts 264,595 Ant. silence tune [n2]… …

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  • 3tune up — tune [n1] melody, harmony air, aria, carol, chorus, composition, concert, consonance, descant, diapason, ditty*, harmony, jingle, lay, measure, melodia, motif, number, piece, song, strain, theme, warble; concepts 264,595 Ant. silence tune [n2]… …

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  • 4Set — (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E.… …

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  • 5Set — (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E.… …

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  • 6set a clock — tune a clock to the correct time …

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  • 7Tune Brothers — Die Tune Brothers (Markus Hägele und Matthias Kraus) sind deutsche House Disc Jockeys und Musikproduzenten. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Werdegang 2 Diskografie 2.1 Singles 2.2 Mix CDs …

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  • 8tune — /toohn, tyoohn/, n., v., tuned, tuning. n. 1. a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it. 2. a musical setting of a hymn, poem, psalm, etc., usually in four part harmony. 3. the state of… …

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  • 9tune up — verb 1. adjust for (better) functioning tune the engine • Syn: ↑tune • Derivationally related forms: ↑tune up, ↑tuning (for: ↑tune) …

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  • 10tune — tune1 [ tun ] noun count INFORMAL ** a song or piece of music: the station that plays all your favorite tunes a Russian folk tune be in/out of tune with 1. ) to understand/not understand the feelings, opinions, or needs of a group of people: He… …

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