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tonic

5 entries found.

Main Entry:
1ton·ic 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1tonic
Pronunciation:
\ˈtä-nik\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Greek tonikos, from tonos tension, tone
Date:
1649
1 a: characterized by tonus <tonic contraction of muscle> ; also : marked by prolonged muscular contraction <tonic convulsions> b: producing or adapted to produce healthy muscular condition and reaction of organs (as muscles)2 a: increasing or restoring physical or mental tone : refreshing b: yielding a tonic substance3: relating to or based on the first tone of a scale <tonic harmony>4of a syllable : bearing a principal stress or accent5: of or relating to speech tones or to languages using them to distinguish words otherwise identical
ton·i·cal·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of tonically \ˈtä-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


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