English Explanatory Dictionary

tonus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. tonicity; tone
  2. A tonal system or mode used in Gregorian chant.

Word forms

tonus tonuses toni

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tonus (“strain, tension”). Doublet of tone, tune, and ton (fashion/style).

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