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   Ton·ic

   /ˈtänik/

   

   noun

   • 1. a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigor or well-being. Similar stimulantrestorativerefreshercordialanalepticroborantinformal:pick-me-upbracerlivener
   • ▪ something with an invigorating effect: "being needed is a tonic for someone at my age" Similar booststimulantfillippleasurestimulusspurpushinformal:shot in the armpick-me-upreviver
   • 2. short for tonic water
   • 3. the first note in a scale which, in conventional harmony, provides the keynote of a piece of music.

   adjective

   • 1. giving a feeling of vigor or well-being; invigorating: "a tonic body shampoo"
   • 2. relating to or denoting the first degree of a scale.
   • 3. denoting or relating to the syllable within a tone group that has greatest prominence, because it carries the main change of pitch.
   • 4. relating to or restoring normal tone to muscles or other organs.
   • ▪ relating to, denoting, or producing continuous muscular contraction.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French tonique, from Greek tonikos ‘of or for stretching’, from tonos (see tone).

   Derivatives

   • 1. tonically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   tonic definition: 1. a drink with bubbles in it that has a slightly bitter taste and is often added to alcoholic…. Learn more.

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   tonic meaning: 1. a drink with bubbles in it that has a slightly bitter taste and is often added to alcoholic…. Learn more.

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   There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word tonic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. tonic has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

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   1. a. : tonic water. b. : an agent (such as a drug) that increases body tone. c. : one that invigorates, restores, refreshes, or stimulates. a day in the country was a tonic for him. d. : a liquid preparation for the scalp or hair. e. chiefly New England : a carbonated flavored beverage. 2. : the first tone of a major or minor scale : keynote. 3.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Drink, Drugs, medicines, Music ton‧ic /ˈtɒnɪk $ ˈtɑː-/ noun 1 [ countable, uncountable] (also tonic water) a clear bitter-tasting drink that you can mix with alcoholic drinks such as gin or vodka She sat and sipped a gin and tonic. 2 [ countable] a drink that you have as a medicine ...

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   adj. Medicine of or relating to the tone or health of the body, as a medicine. Pathology, Physiology of or relating to the tension of the muscles: a tonic spasm. Phonetics of or relating to tone or accent in speech. Music and Dance of or relating to the first tone of a musical scale: a tonic chord. ton•i•cal•ly, adv. See -ton-.