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tune

 
/tun/ n [U] (CORRECT MUSICAL NOTES)

Definition

the state of being adjusted to the correct pitch (= degree to which a musical note is high or low) : This piano is out of tune (= the notes are too high or low). Paul just can’t sing in tune (= with correctly produced notes).
(Definition of tune n (CORRECT MUSICAL NOTES) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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