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Tone

  [tohn]
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–noun
(Theobald) Wolfe, 1763–98, Irish nationalist and martyr for independence.
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Word Origin & History

tone 
1340, from O.Fr. ton (13c.), from L. tonus "a sound, tone, accent," lit. "stretching" (in M.L., a term peculiar to music), from Gk. tonos "vocal pitch, raising of voice, accent, key in music," originally "a stretching, taut string," related to teinein "to stretch" (see tenet). Sense of "manner of speaking" is from 1610. First reference to firmness of body is from 1669. The verb meaning "to impart tone to" is recorded from 1811. Tonal is attested from 1776; atonal first attested 1922; tonality is from 1838.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2tone
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: toned; ton·ing
: to impart tone to tone up thesystem> <tone the muscles>
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tone (tōn)
n.

  1. The quality or character of sound.

  2. The character of voice expressing an emotion.

  3. The normal state of elastic tension or partial contraction in resting muscles.

  4. Normal firmness of a tissue or an organ.

v. toned, ton·ing, tones
To give tone or firmness to.

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