🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

멜로디

Pronunciation / Transliteration: melodi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tune/tuːn/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2100 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 아름다운 멜로디를 불렀다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A sequence of musical notes that is musically satisfying.

    "She hummed a cheerful tune while walking through the park."
As verb
  1. 1

    To adjust a musical instrument to the correct pitch.

    "He took a moment to tune his guitar before the performance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'tune' or 'toun', a variant of 'tone', originating from Old French 'ton' and ultimately from Latin 'tonus' and Greek 'tonos' (stretching, pitch). Historically associated with the adjustment of musical pitch, the meaning later expanded to include internal adjustment of mechanisms and metaphorical alignment.

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