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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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Origin of tonic
regional variation note for tonic
5. See soda pop.
OTHER WORDS FROM tonic
ton·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti·ton·ic, adjective, nounnon·ton·ic, adjectivepre·ton·ic, noun, adjectiveDefinition for tonic (2 of 2)
-tonic
a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -tonia:catatonic.
Origin of -tonic
see origin at tonic
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Example sentences from the Web for tonic
The vast "morning-room" of the Monumental Club (pre-eminent among clubs for its architecture) was on the whole tonically chilly.
The Pretty Lady |Arnold E. BennettIt is too proud, too austere, too true, and too tonically cruel to appeal to mandarins.
Books and Persons|Arnold Bennett
British Dictionary definitions for tonic
tonic
/ (ˈtɒnɪk) /
noun
adjective
Derived forms of tonic
tonically, adverbWord Origin for tonic
C17: from New Latin tonicus, from Greek tonikos concerning tone, from tonos tone
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Medical definitions for tonic
tonic
[ tŏn′ĭk ]
adj.
Of or producing tone or tonicity in muscles or tissue.
Characterized by continuous tension or contraction of muscles, as a convulsion or spasm.
Producing or stimulating physical, mental, or emotional vigor.
n.
An agent, such as a medication, that restores or increases body tone.
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