Accordatura

/ˌækɔrdəˈtʊrə/ noun

The tuning of a stringed instrument, especially an unusual or special tuning arrangement.

From Italian accordatura, from accordare 'to tune,' derived from Latin ad- + cor 'heart.' The word traveled from Italian into English musical terminology in the 18th century.

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