retune

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verb

To tune again.

“After the long first movement, the orchestra had to retune.”

OriginEnglish tune ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbretune (third-person singular simple present retunes, present participle retuning, simple past and past participle retuned)

present singular third person retunes · participle present retuning · participle past retuned · past retuned

  1. To tune again.

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishtune
  7. Englishretune

From re- + tune.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tenureneutertureenuntree
Cite this entry
APA

retune. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retune

MLA

“retune.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retune. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retune,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retune.

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