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tonic [a]
 
1)of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue; "a tonic reflex"; "tonic muscle contraction"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: physiology  tone 
 
2)employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language"
    Synonyms :tonal 
    See Also: tone 
 
3)used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word"
    Synonyms :accented 
    See Also: atonic 
 
4)relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale; "tonic harmony"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: tonal 
 
5)imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
    Synonyms :bracing brisk energising energizing fresh refreshful refreshing 
    See Also: invigorating 
 
tonic [n]
 
1)lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
    Synonyms :quinine_water tonic_water 
    See Also: soft_drink  gin_and_tonic  quinine 
 
2)a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics"
    Synonyms :pop soda soda_pop soda_water 
    See Also: soft_drink  carbonated_water 
 
3)(music) the first note of a diatonic scale
    Synonyms :keynote 
    See Also: musical_note  music 
 
4)a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
    Synonyms :restorative 
    See Also: medicament  bracer 
 



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