Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retune

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: re-tune
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Example Sentences

"After the long first movement, the orchestra had to retune."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English tune English retune From re- + tune.

Inflected Forms

retunes (present, singular) retuning (participle, present) retuned (participle, past) retuned (past)

Derived Forms

retunable retuner

Questions

What does retune mean?: To tune again.
Where does retune come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English tune English retune From re- + tune.

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