afinación

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Spanish

Etymology

From afinar +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /afinaˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /afinaˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: a‧fi‧na‧ción

Noun

afinación f (plural afinaciones)

  1. (music) tuning
    • 2015 December, “Buscan el sonido perfecto - El Siglo”, in El Siglo:
      Según Bolaños, lleva ocho días en suelo panameño, tiene la idea de quedarse, para hacer un aporte a los músicos panameños, en la afinación de sus acordeones.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. refining, fine-tuning

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