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Definitions for Pretonic
[1] a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
[2] anything invigorating physically, mentally, or morally: His cheerful greeting was a real tonic.
[3] quinine water.
[4] Music . the first degree of the scale; the keynote.
[5] Chiefly Eastern New England . soda pop.
[6] Phonetics . a tonic syllable or accent.
[7] pertaining to, maintaining, increasing, or restoring the tone or health of the body or an organ, as a medicine.
[8] invigorating physically, mentally, or morally.
[9] Physiology , Pathology . pertaining to tension, as of the muscles. marked by continued muscular tension: a tonic spasm.
[10] using differences in tone or pitch to distinguish between words that are otherwise phonemically identical: a tonic language.
[11] pertaining to tone or accent in speech.
[12] Phonetics . (of a syllable) bearing the principal stress or accent, usually accompanied by a change in pitch.
[13] Music . of or relating to a tone or tones. pertaining to or founded on the keynote, or first tone, of a musical scale: a tonic chord.
[14] denoting or relating to the syllable before the one bearing the primary stress in a word
[15] a medicinal preparation intended to improve and strengthen the functioning of the body or increase the feeling of wellbeing
[16] anything that enlivens or strengthens his speech was a tonic to the audience
[17] Also called: tonic water a mineral water, usually carbonated and containing quinine and often mixed with gin or other alcoholic drinks
[18] music the first degree of a major or minor scale and the tonal centre of a piece composed in a particular key a key or chord based on this
[19] a stressed syllable in a word
[20] serving to enliven and invigorate a tonic wine
[21] of or relating to a tone or tones
[22] music of or relating to the first degree of a major or minor scale
[23] of or denoting the general effect of colour and light and shade in a picture
[24] physiol of, relating to, characterized by, or affecting normal muscular or bodily tone a tonic spasm
[25] of or relating to stress or the main stress in a word
[26] denoting a tone language
Words nearby Pretonic
tonictongues wag, tonguing, tonguing-and-grooving plane, tongzhou, toni, tonic, tonic accent, tonic contraction, tonic convulsion, tonic epilepsy, tonic pupil
Origin of Pretonic
tonicFirst recorded in 1640–50, tonic is from the Greek word tonikós pertaining to stretching or tones. See tone, -ic
Other words from Pretonic
ton·i·cal·ly , adverb
an·ti·ton·ic , adjective, noun
non·ton·ic , adjective
pre·ton·ic , noun, adjective
Word origin for Pretonic
tonicC17: from New Latin tonicus, from Greek tonikos concerning tone, from tonos tone