tonic
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/ˈtɑːnɪk/
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/ˈtɒnɪk/
noun
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A carbonated beverage with a bitter taste, often mixed with alcohol like gin or vodka.
I enjoy a gin and tonic on a warm summer evening.
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A medicine that helps improve health or reduce tiredness.
After a long day at work, a cup of herbal tonic can be very refreshing.
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A liquid used to improve the health of hair or skin.
Using a daily skin tonic can improve the texture of your skin.
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Something that makes people feel better or more cheerful.
A short vacation was just the tonic I needed to recharge.
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The first note in a musical scale with eight notes.
The tonic of the C major scale is the note C.
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A syllable in a word where the stress or emphasis is placed.
The word 'tonic' has a pitch change on the second syllable, 'nic'.
translation
A carbonated beverage with a bitter taste, often mixed with alcohol like gin or vodka.; A medicine that helps improve health or reduce tiredness.; A liquid used to improve the health of hair or skin.; Something that makes people feel better or more cheerful.; The first note in a musical scale with eight notes.; A syllable in a word where the stress or emphasis is placed.
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tonics