mistune

mistune
\(ˈ)mi|stün\ transitive verb
Etymology: mis- (I) + tune
: to tune incorrectly : render discordant

like a pleasant air when performed on a mistuned instrument — Sir Walter Scott


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Mistune — Mis*tune , v. t. To tune wrongly. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mistune — v., mistuned, mistuning. * * * …   Universalium

  • mistune — v. tune improperly, tune wrong n. bad adjustment …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mistune — mis·tune …   English syllables

  • King Sunny Adé — Background information Birth name Sunday Adeniyi Born September 22, 1946 (1946 09 22 …   Wikipedia

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