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noun · A2

Tune

TYOON/tjuːn/

A tune is a short melody: hum a tune, a catchy tune, out of tune. Song often has words; a tune can be music only. Tone is quality of sound or voice — later mix-up. Tube is a pipe or the Underground. Do not write tune when you mean tone, or tube.

Meaning

A short piece of music; a melody you can remember.

Examples

  • “She hummed a tune while she packed her case.”
  • “The ice-cream van played the same tune all afternoon.”
  • “Can you whistle that tune from the advert?”

Good to know

hum a tune / out of tune. Words cousin: song. Mix-up: tone, tube.

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