"cross-tune" meaning in English

See cross-tune in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: cross-tunes [present, singular, third-person], cross-tuning [participle, present], cross-tuned [participle, past], cross-tuned [past]
Etymology: From cross- + tune. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cross-|tune}} cross- + tune Head templates: {{en-verb}} cross-tune (third-person singular simple present cross-tunes, present participle cross-tuning, simple past and past participle cross-tuned)
  1. (music, transitive) To give an alternative tuning to (the open strings of a string instrument). Wikipedia link: Cross tuning Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Music Related terms: scordatura
    Sense id: en-cross-tune-en-verb-r1CAz6Du Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross- Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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