"in tune" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in tune, {{en-PP}} in tune
  1. (music) Having the correct musical pitch. Categories (topical): Music Translations (having the correct musical pitch): vireessä (Finnish), nuotissa (Finnish), puhtaasti (Finnish), juste (French), αρμονικός (armonikós) [masculine] (Greek), orotau (note: of a voice) (Maori), afinado (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-in_tune-en-prep_phrase-zY6PqcYc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 87 13 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'having the correct musical pitch': 99 1
  2. (figurative, usually with "with") In an understanding relationship (with something or someone). Tags: figuratively, usually Translations (in a sympathetic relationship): samassa linjassa (Finnish), em sintonia (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-in_tune-en-prep_phrase-S3-FYo3E Disambiguation of 'in a sympathetic relationship': 12 88
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