subtune

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noun

A tune that makes up part of a larger musical work or collection of tunes.

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Meanings

nounsubtune (plural subtunes)

plural subtunes

  1. A tune that makes up part of a larger musical work or collection of tunes.

    When we reach measure 17 (the first measure of the second “subtune”), the words “Always get” likewise receive an upward slide, but there are subtle changes (Example 15.2).

    2014, Edward Green, Evan Spring, The Cambridge Companion to Duke Ellington, page 232

Origin

From sub- + tune.

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APA

subtune. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtune

MLA

“subtune.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtune. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subtune,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtune.

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