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[ˈtɒnɪk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigour or well-being
- the first note in a scale which, in conventional harmony, provides the keynote of a piece of music
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Origin
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mid 17th century: from French tonique, from Greek tonikos ‘of or for stretching’, from tonos (see tone)
[ˈtɒnɪk], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- giving a feeling of vigour or well-being; invigorating
(e.g: a tonic body shampoo)
- relating to or denoting the first degree of a scale
- denoting or relating to the syllable within a tone group that has greatest prominence, because it carries the main change of pitch
- relating to or restoring normal tone to muscles or other organs
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Origin
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mid 17th century: from French tonique, from Greek tonikos ‘of or for stretching’, from tonos (see tone)
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