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The correct spelling is tonic.
How to pronounce tonic
noun
IPA: /ˈtɒnɪk/
Say it like: Ton-ic
The correct spelling is tonic. A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate. For example: "We used to brew a tonic from a particular kind of root."
Usage Examples
“We used to brew a tonic from a particular kind of root.”
“The arrival of the new members had a tonic effect on the team.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.
- 2.Tonic water.
- 3.(Massachusetts) Any of various carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages; soda pop.
- 4.Someone or something that revitalises or reinvigorates.
- 5.The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote.
adjective
- 1.Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.
- 2.Restorative, curative or invigorating.
- 3.Pertaining to or based upon the first note of a diatonic scale.
- 4.Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech.
- 5.Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically being or relating to a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, i.e. a vowel or diphthong.
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