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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross-tune

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
cross--tune
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give an alternative tuning to (the open strings of a string instrument).

Transitive verb

Etymology

From cross- + tune.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cross-tunes (present, singular) cross-tuning (participle, present) cross-tuned (participle, past) cross-tuned (past)

Frequently Paired Words

scordatura

Questions

What does cross-tune mean?
To give an alternative tuning to (the open strings of a string instrument).
Where does cross-tune come from?
From cross- + tune.

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