tonic
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(a) of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
- a tonic reflex
- tonic muscle contraction
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(a) employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
- Chinese is a tonal language
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(a) used of syllables
- a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word
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(s) relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale
- tonic harmony
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(s) imparting vitality and energy
- the bracing mountain air
Nouns
- (n) lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine quinine water, tonic water,
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(n) a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
- in New England they call sodas tonics
- (n) (music) the first note of a diatonic scale keynote,
- (n) a medicine that strengthens and invigorates restorative,